Dingus Definition

dĭngəs
noun
Any device; contrivance; gadget.
Webster's New World
Something whose name is unknown or forgotten.
American Heritage
A person regarded as stupid.
American Heritage
The penis.
American Heritage
Something whose name is unknown or forgotten.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Dingus

Noun

Singular:
dingus
Plural:
dinguses

Origin of Dingus

  • Dutch dinges whatchamacallit from German Dings from Middle High German dinges genitive of dinc thing from Old High German ding, thing assembly, case, thing

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Dutch dinges whatchamacallit from German Dings from Middle High German dinges genitive of dinc thing from Old High German ding, thing assembly, case, thing

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Dutch dinges, ding (“thing”).

    From Wiktionary

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