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dinge
/dɪnd͡ʒ/
noun 2verb 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
certain
VERB + DINGE
hit
DINGE + NOUN
bob
PREP.
around, with
Definitions
noun
1
Dinginess.
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.
2
A black person.
‘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.
verb
1
to strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in
2
to flog, as in penance
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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.
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‘A dinge,’ he said. ‘I just thrown him out. You seen me throw him out?’
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‘You made a hit with the dinge,’ Bob was saying.
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