dingi

Noun

dingus (plural dinguses)

1. (Canada, South Africa, US, informal) A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
   • "If anybody should come in, and catch you with your breeches, as it were, down on the floor, all you have to do is to drink the water, wrap the rubber dingus around you, and tell them to “lay on Macduff.”1879, George Wilbur Peck, Peck's Fun, Being Extracts from the "La Crosse Sun," and "Peck's Sun," Milwaukee

   Synonyms:

   thingamajig, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget, hickey, gizmo, thingy, gimmick, thingie, jigger, gismo

2. (Canada, US, derogatory, endearing, humorous, informal) A foolish, incompetent, or silly person.
   • I just lost my keys again. Now I feel like a dingus.

   Synonyms:

   doofus

3. (slang, vulgar) The penis.
   • "He got mad at me because his dingus wouldn’t come up for him — too drunk, I guess. […]1970, Don Tracy, The Last Boat Out of Cincinnati, Trident Press, published 1970, →ISBN, page 74

   Synonyms:

   dink, anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack

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