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ding⋅us

  [ding-uhs]
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–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
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din·gus   (dĭng'əs)   
n.   Slang

  1. An article whose name is unknown or forgotten.

  2. A person regarded as stupid.


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