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   dingy

   /ˈdɪn(d)ʒi/

   adjective

   • 1. gloomy and drab: "a dingy room"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: perhaps based on Old Englishdynge ‘dung’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dingily adverb
   • 2. dinginess noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What is dingie slang?

   • The first written example of the modern ‘dingie’ comes from The Dictionary of Playground Slang by Chris Lewis (2003) and he defines it as follows: “to stand some up or ignore them….Used as ‘He pure dingied me, by the way…’ Circa 1980s-current (Scot)”.

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   What does dingy mean?

   • sombrio, surrado, sombrio/-ia [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DINGY definition: 1. dark and often also dirty: 2. dark and often also dirty: 3. (of a place or material) dark and….

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   What does a dingy building look like?

   • A dingy building or place is rather dark and depressing, and perhaps dirty. Shaw took me to his rather dingy office. Dingy clothes, curtains, or furnishings look dirty or dull. ...wallpaper with stripes of dingy yellow. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary.

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   How do you say dingie in English?

   • Dingie (pronounced with the ‘ing’ as in sing) is a recently recorded addition to Scottish Language Dictionaries’ Word Collection and will be added to the revised editions of our dictionaries. I think the best informal translation would be the colloquial English phrase ‘to knock back’.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDINGY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Dingy means dark and often also dirty, especially in a place or material. Learn how to use this adjective with examples, synonyms and related words from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     (of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because...

   • Znaczenie Dingy, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DINGY definicja: 1. dark and often also dirty: 2. dark and...

   • Dingy Spanish Translation

     DINGY translate: lúgubre, sombrío, sucio/ia...

   • Dingy: French Translation

     dingy translate: miteux/-euse, miteux. Learn more in the...

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     DINGY translate: 阴暗肮脏的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dingy: Danish Translation

     DINGY - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDINGY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A dingy building or place is rather dark and depressing, and perhaps dirty. Shaw took me to his rather dingy office. Synonyms: dull , dark , dim , gloomy More Synonyms of dingy

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   Dingy is an adjective that means dirty, unclean, or shabby. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   If something is dingy, it's dirty. If you spend your days as a chimney sweeper, you probably look pretty dingy . The adjective dingy is often, but not always, used to describe one's clothing or living space.

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   Dingy means lacking light or brightness, drab, dirty, or discoloured. It comes from an earlier dialect word related to Old English dynge dung. See how to use dingy in a sentence and its word history.

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   (of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for: The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low. (Definition of dingy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dingy. dingy.

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   1. lacking light or brightness; drab. 2. dirty; discoloured. [C18: perhaps from an earlier dialect word related to Old English dynge dung] ˈdingily adv. ˈdinginess n. dingy. (ˈdɪŋɪ) vb, pl -gies, -gying or -gied. (tr) slang Brit to ignore (a person) or avoid (an event)