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Dingus

Dingus

1 8.8
A family name that some people use
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdɪŋɡəs/
translation icon : Dingus
  • ...dingus be mass-produced with all deliberate speed.
  • Lowell Dingus

Examples

  • And some guy named Dingus.

    Rock Dog (2016)

  • >> I JUST LOOK LIKE A TOTAL DINGUS.

    Lymelife (2008)

  • MAN 2: The Dancing Dingus!

    The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

  • That lovely dingus right there is an Alabama Howdy-do.

    The Shape of Water (2017)

  • - Dingus.

    Vacation (2015)

  • With Lowell W. Dingus, Eugene S. Gaffney

    Academic text (1991)

  • Story by Lowell Dingus, Luis M. Chiappe, and Rodolfo A. Coria

    Academic text (2002)

  • During our lunches here at the American Museum, Gene Gaffney, Lowell Dingus, and I—members of the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The result is a forceful and straightforward quality in his vision that avoids the trappings of artistic conventions as it simultaneously emphasizes a place on the other extreme of the frontier (Dingus 1982).

    Academic text (1998)

  • "You got it," Dingus said with a smile.

Idioms

to act like a dingus
  • Offensive
9.9

To behave in a foolish, clumsy way that makes people laugh

Surface Forms

Dingus main

Etymology

Dingus is a family name used as a surname that most likely began as a short nickname, place name, or job name for one person and then became the family label. A helpful way to remember Dingus is to think of it as a family 'name tag' that was passed down, which is why it still tells us which family someone belongs to today.