English Explanatory Dictionary

dingus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
  2. A foolish, incompetent, or silly person.
  3. The penis.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪŋɡəs/ en-us-dingus.ogg

Word forms

dingus dinguses dinges

Etymology

Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch dinges (“thingamajig, thingy; whatshisname, whatshername”), ding (“thing”). Probably also partly a borrowing from Afrikaans in view of its South African occurrence. The spelling dingus is remodeled to look like a Latin word ending in -us.

Synonyms

thingamajig Sorted by number of Google hits widget hickey gizmo thingy gimmick thingie jigger gismo gubbins whatsit doodad whatchamacallit doohickey thingo thingamabob thingummy whatsis thingumajig thingumabob whatchacallit Sorted alphabetically affair bazinga bizzo dealie dealy dinglehopper dingus dohickey dojigger dongle doo-hickey doober doodah doofer doohickus doohinkey doohinkus doojigger doovalacky foobar foo frammis frobnitz gadget geegaw gewgaw gingambob gingumbob hodad hootenanny jawn jimbang jobber jobby joint junk kajigger
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