Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinge

/dɪnd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: dinge
IPA: /dɪnd͡ʒ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

noun

A black person.

American usage; Countable; Dated; Slang

verb

to strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in

verb

to flog, as in penance

Example Sentences

"The bathroom is smeared with fingerprints and painted dingy white, not the most flattering light. Jon wouldn’t feel like an artist without a certain amount of dinge around."
"‘A dinge,’ he said. ‘I just thrown him out. You seen me throw him out?’"
"‘You made a hit with the dinge,’ Bob was saying."

Etymology

From dingy.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *dengen, denġan, *dangijan, *dangijaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

dinges (plural) dinges (present, singular) dingeing (participle, present) dinged (participle, past) dinged (past)

Phrases

dinge queen dinged-up

Synonyms

dinginess batter

Rhymes With

fringe binge cringe hinge syringe infringe tinge twinge singe ging impinge whinge

Questions

How do you pronounce dinge?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪnd͡ʒ/.
What does dinge mean?: Dinginess.
Where does dinge come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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