| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Being jolly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Dinghy": A kind of boat used in the East Indies.[Websters]. | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Dingey" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references) |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dingey Christian | Slang in 1811 | DINGEY CHRISTIAN. A mulatto; or any one who has, as the West-Indian term is, a lick of the tar-brush, that is, some Negro blood in him. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Being jolly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Dinghy": A kind of boat used in the East Indies.[Websters]. | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DINGEY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references) |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Dingey Christian | Slang in 1811 | DINGEY CHRISTIAN. A mulatto; or any one who has, as the West-Indian term is, a lick of the tar-brush, that is, some Negro blood in him. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||