noun
Grime or squalor.
Origin of dinge
Back-formation from dingy 1dinge
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present dinges, present participle dingeing, simple past and past participle dinged)
- To strike, scourge, or beat.
- To flog, as in penance
Origin
From dingy.
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