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   dingo

   /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a wild or half-domesticated dog with a sandy-coloured coat, found in Australia.
   • 2. a cowardly or treacherous person. informal, derogatory Australian

   verb

   • 1. behave in a cowardly manner: "he dingoed out because he did not have the nerve"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Dharuk din-gu ‘domesticated dingo’; dingo (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century and alludes to the treachery popularly associated with the dingo.

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