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(informal, North American, South African) A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor. / (informal, Canada, US) A fool or incompetent person.

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dingus

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Source Word

dingus

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdɪŋɡəs/

Noun

North-American South-African informal Canada US slang vulgar

Japanese Meaning

（非公式、北米、南アフリカ）名前が不明、忘れられている、またはユーモラスに省略された物品、機器、装置 / （非公式、カナダ、米国）愚か者、無能な人

What is this buttons?

Could you hand me that dingus on the workbench so I can finish the repair?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

作業台にあるあの道具を取ってくれない？修理を終わらせたいんだ。

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"If anybody should come in, and catch you with your breeches, as it were, down on the floor, all you have to do is to drink the water, wrap the rubber dingus around you, and tell them to “lay on Macduff.”

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