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     • US slang : a dim-witted, silly, or foolish personoften used in a joking or friendly way
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   What is Dingus slang?

   • Dingus Slang for a foolish, silly, or stupid person. Originated as verbal American slang in the early 1900s. Used humorously rather than as a serious insult. So if you call someone a "dinkus", you‘ll just get puzzled looks.

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   How do you spell Dingus?

   • The spelling dingus is remodeled to look like a Latin word ending in -us . dingus (plural dinguses) ( informal, North American, South African) A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.

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   What is a Dingus in linguistics?

   • Linguists trace it back to a couple European precursors: So at its roots, a "dingus" referred to an unspecified object or entity. Basically like calling something a "whatsit", "thingamabob", or other placeholder name when the real term escapes you.

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   Where did Dingus come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun dingus is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for dingus is from 1866, in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel. dingus is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Probably also partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch dinges; Afrikaans dinges.

   dingus, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   The meaning of DINGUS is an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : gadget, doodad. How to use dingus in a sentence.

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   dingus. US someone or something whose name is either unknown or forgotten.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dingus. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English and South African English.

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   Jun 16, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] dingus (plural dinguses) ( informal, North American, South African) A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor. Synonyms: thingamajig; see also Thesaurus: thingy. ( informal, Canada, US, derogatory, sometimes affectionately humorous) A foolish, incompetent, or silly person.

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   Oct 26, 2023 · Dingus. Slang for a foolish, silly, or stupid person. Originated as verbal American slang in the early 1900s. Used humorously rather than as a serious insult. So if you call someone a "dinkus", you‘ll just get puzzled looks. Save "dingus" for lighthearted name-calling! Kissing Cousins: Slang Synonyms

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   Define dingus. dingus synonyms, dingus pronunciation, dingus translation, English dictionary definition of dingus. n. Informal 1. Something whose name is unknown or forgotten. 2. A person regarded as stupid. 3. Vulgar Slang The penis. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...

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   a gadget, device, or object whose name is unknown or forgotten: We're missing the little dingus that makes the cable work. a foolish, stupid, or inept person; doofus: I'm a complete dingus when it comes to math.