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ding⋅us
[ding-uh
s]
–noun, plural -us⋅es. Informal.
| a gadget, device, or object whose name is unknown or forgotten. |
Origin:
1870–75; < D dinges or its source, G Dinges, prob. orig. gen., with partitive value, of Ding thing 1
1870–75; < D dinges or its source, G Dinges, prob. orig. gen., with partitive value, of Ding thing 1

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dingus
"any unspecified or unspecifiable object; something one does not know the name of or does not wish to name," 1876, U.S. slang, from Du. dinges, lit. "thing" (see thing).
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