dingus

Definitions

1. A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
   Canada, South-Africa, US, informal
2. A surname.
3. A foolish, incompetent, or silly person.
   Canada, US, derogatory, endearing, humorous, informal, sometimes
4. The penis.
   slang, vulgar

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Examples

“"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.””

“WLK. First radio station. On December 31, 1921, local engineer Francis F. Hamilton's radio station, 9ZJ, signed on with an address from Mayor Samuel (Lew) Shank. Broadcasting from Hamilton's garage at 2011 North Alabama Street, Shank made the city's first radio blooper: "Hamilton, do you mean⟳ to tell⟳ me that people can actually hear⟳ me over that damn' dingus?"”

“"He took the this-is-unheard-of-but-not-really-serious-of-course attitude of a street fakir whose mechanical dingus flops during a demonstration."”

“I wet⟳ the rod and measured the stuff into the top and by that time the water was steaming. I filled the lower half of the dingus and set⟳ it on the flame.”

“‘Say⟳, what’s that dingus you Britishers wear⟳ when you’re playing cricket?”

“Drill #40 the .094 [2.4 mm] holes in the dingus. Dimple the #40 holes.”

“I just lost my keys again. Now I feel⟳ like⟳ a dingus.”

“"He got mad at me because his dingus wouldn’t come⟳ up for him — too drunk, I guess⟳. […]”

“And Chester Charles Smithers sucked on that warm black dingus for as long as he could.”

“How come⟳ you can say⟳ dink when you're talking about your jobs but I can't say⟳ dink when I'm talking about my dingus?”

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