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Dingy vs Dinge - What's the difference?

dingy | dinge |

As nouns the difference between dingy and dinge

is that dingy is penis or dingy can be while dinge is dinginess.

As an adjective dingy

is drab; shabby; dirty; squalid.

As a verb dinge is

to strike, scourge, or beat.

dingy

English

Etymology 1

From English dialectal (Kentish) . http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=dingy&searchmode=none

Adjective

(er)
  • drab; shabby; dirty; squalid
    • Synonyms
    * (drab) dismal, drab, dreary, gloomy, grimy
    Antonyms
    * (drab) bright, clean
    Derived terms
    * dingily * dinginess

    Noun

    (head)
  • (rfv-sense) Penis.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (dingies)
    • (Charles Dickens)

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    dinge

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (dingy).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Dinginess.
  • A black person.
  • *1940 , (Raymond Chandler), Farewell, My Lovely , Penguin 2010 p. 3:
  • *:‘A dinge ,’ he said. ‘I just thrown him out. You seen me throw him out?’
  • * 1970 , (John Glassco), Memoirs of Montparnasse , New York 2007, p. 46:
  • *:‘You made a hit with the dinge ,’ Bob was saying.
    • Derived terms
    *dinge queen

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • To strike, scourge, or beat.
  • To flog, as in penance
    • Derived terms
    * dinged-up

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