dinge /dɪnd͡ʒ/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •Dinginess.The bathroom is smeared with fingerprints and painted dingy white, not the most flattering light. Jon wouldn’t feel like an artist without a certain amount of dinge around. — 1988 •(slang, old-fashioned) A black person.‘A dinge,’ he said. ‘I just thrown him out. You seen me throw him out?’ — 1940 verb2 •to strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in •to flog, as in penance formsdinged · dingeing · dinges
