WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ding•us /ˈdɪŋəs/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -us•es. [Informal.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Informal Termsa gadget, device, or object whose name is unknown or forgotten:This dingus starts the motor.
ding•us
(ding′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -us•es. [Informal.]
- Informal Termsa gadget, device, or object whose name is unknown or forgotten.
- Dutch dinges or its source, German Dinges, probably origin, originally genitive, with partitive value, of Ding thing1
- 1870–75
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