What is Dingus?
1.
another word for a spaz.
NOTE: a dingus is NOT a stupid person, because a dingus is someone who can make you laugh by doing stupid THINGS, but they are not stupid people. a stupid person is an idiot. idiot and dingus are different.
(your friend is rocking back and forth on their chair and it topples over, thus flinging them across the room)
you say "dude, you're such a DINGUS"
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2.
A person who is exceptionally goofy or awkward in nature, but in an endearing and lovable way
The tall, lanky dingus with glasses and long hair stumbled across the room and fell over the Gamecube wires.
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3.
The word "dingus" came about through the popular movie, "The Maltese Falcon" where the star, Humphrey Bogart, refers to the Maltese falcon as "The Dingus". So, the definition of the word "dingus" is a way of referring to any noun (including people) in an offhand manner.
--Who did you go to the movies with? Eh, some dingus.
--Could you please pass the dingus?
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4.
Dingus comes from the German word Dinges meaning "Thing"
Guttentag, What is that dinges there.
5.
Something with a horrific smell.
NOTE: Dingus is not a slow person.
It smells like dingus in here.
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6.
The proud weighty member in a state none other than semi-erect. Girth, Length, and Vessel Grouping are highly desirable features according to Dingus historians. ("The evolution of the Dingus" Circa 2001)
Dingus demands respect.
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7.
You are all a bunch of morons. Pick up a REAL dictionary for once.
Main Entry:
din·gus
Pronunciation:
ˈdiŋ-(g)əs
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Dutch or German; Dutch dinges, probably from German Dings, from genitive of Ding thing, from Old High German — more at thing
Date:
1876
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Source: Source: Merriam-Webster
Pass me that thing, you know, the Dingus.
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