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Definition: DINGEY

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.

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"Dingey" is a common misspelling or typo for: dinghy, dingy, dinged, dinger.

Date "Dingey" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Specialty Expressions: DINGEY

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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Definition: DINGEY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Being jolly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun1. 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.

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Date "DINGEY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1811. (references)

Specialty Expressions: DINGEY

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Dingey ChristianSlang in 1811DINGEY 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.

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