dingy

English

Etymology 1

From English dialectal (Kentish) dingy (“dirty”), of unknown origin, though probably from an unrecorded Middle English *dingy, *düngy, from Old English *dyncgiġ (“covered with dung, dirty”), an umlaut form of Old English duncge, dung (“dung”), equivalent to dung +‎ -y. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪn.dʒi/

Adjective

dingy (comparative dingier, superlative dingiest)

  1. drab; shabby; dirty; squalid
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Etymology 2

Noun

dingy (plural dingies)

  1. Alternative form of dinghy
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