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dingo

UK /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/US /ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/

verb 3
noun 2
forms 4

verb3

(Australia, informal) To renege on an agreement or situation.
(Australia, informal) To let down another individual.
(Australia, informal) To behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner.

noun2

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A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
- Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.] — 1943
(Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.

forms

dingoed · dingoing · dingoes · dingos

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