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din⋅gy

  [din-jee]
–adjective, -gi⋅er, -gi⋅est.
1. of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
2. shabby; dismal.
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Origin:
1730–40; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
din⋅gi⋅ly, adverb
din⋅gi⋅ness, noun
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din·gy 1   (dĭn'jē)   
adj.   din·gi·er, din·gi·est

  1. Darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored.

  2. Shabby, drab, or squalid.


[Possibly from Middle English dinge, dung, variant of dung; see dung.]
din'gi·ly adv., din'gi·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
dingy [ˈdɪŋi]

  1. mod.
    loony; giddy. : That friend of yours sure does act dingy sometimes.

  2. Go to dingus. :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

dingy 
1736, Kentish dialect, "dirty," of uncertain origin, but probably related to dung.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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