English
Etymology
From Dutch dinges, ding �thing�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�dɪ�g�s/

Noun
en-noun|es

1. Something whose name is either unknown or forgotten. Category:Metasyntactic words

#:*1979: �Say, what's that dingus you Britishers wear when you're playing cricket?� � Kyril Bonfiglioli, After You with the Pistol (Penguin 2001, p. 241)

1. A fool or incompetent person.

#: I just lost my keys again. Now I feel like a dingus.

See also
doofus(2)

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• 2006-10-18 14:01 - RobotGMwikt - robot Adding: [[ru:dingus]]

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