Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinged-up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: dinged-up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

battered, dented by blows, injured

Example Sentences

"“Besides the possible concussion, I'm going to guess at least two dinged-up ribs—” She paused, probing, while he did his best not to lose his dignity and throw up on her very clean, white athletic shoes."
"You have a concussion and are more use to the Navy with a working brain than without, plus you're 'bout as dinged up as that ship is. Look at your shoulder.”"
"2012, New York Times, 31st of July, by Adam Davidson "The Dinged-Up, Broken-Down, Fender-Bended Economic Recovery Plan" (the name of the article)"

Etymology

see ding (v.)

Inflected Forms

more dinged-up (comparative) most dinged-up (superlative) dinged up (alternative)

Questions

What does dinged-up mean?: battered, dented by blows, injured
Where does dinged-up come from?: see ding (v.)

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