Dictionary

dingo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/ (General-American)
• /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug dingu (“tame or domesticated dingo”).

Meanings

1. A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
   • Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.] 1943, H. Lorna Bingham, The Lost Tribe, Sydney: Winn and Co., page 13, column 2:
2. (Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.

Forms

Deriveds

dry as a dead dingo’s donger · dingo fish · American dingo · dingo-proof · weredingo · dingo stiffener · Dingo Forest · dingo fence · dingo’s breakfast

Descendants

Dingosa

Hypernyms

dog

Translations (55)

el ντίγκο (wild dog native to Australia) · eu dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · cy dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · nb australsk dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · ja ディンゴ (wild dog native to Australia) · ga diongó (wild dog native to Australia) · fo dingohundur (wild dog native to Australia) · aer akngwelye artnwere (wild dog native to Australia) · sv dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · mwp umai (wild dog native to Australia) · jao yarrarriwira (wild dog native to Australia) · da dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · fo dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · es dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · fi dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · cmn 澳大利亞野犬 /澳大利亚野犬 (wild dog native to Australia) · wbp warnapari (wild dog native to Australia) · nha otthoo (wild dog native to Australia) · hy դինգո (wild dog native to Australia) · ms ديڠو (wild dog native to Australia) · pjt papa inuṟa (wild dog native to Australia) · ru ди́нго (wild dog native to Australia) · jao wardali (wild dog native to Australia) · nb dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · fr dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · cmn 澳洲野犬 (wild dog native to Australia) · sm maile aivao Ausetalia (wild dog native to Australia) · rop dinggo (wild dog native to Australia) · pjt tjiṯutja (wild dog native to Australia) · vi đingo (wild dog native to Australia) · wrr ngarrajananggu (wild dog native to Australia) · wyi yirrangin (wild dog native to Australia) · pt dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · sk dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · it dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · ca dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · pjt waltaka (wild dog native to Australia) · hu dingó (wild dog native to Australia) · pl dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · xdk dingu (wild dog native to Australia) · ro dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · ms dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · yia thuthu (wild dog native to Australia) · de Dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · nha ngobano (wild dog native to Australia) · th ดิงโก (wild dog native to Australia) · tr dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · xdk warrigal (wild dog native to Australia) · tl dinggo (wild dog native to Australia) · nl dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · eo dingo (wild dog native to Australia) · bn ডিঙ্গো (wild dog native to Australia) · cmn 丁格犬 (wild dog native to Australia) · ko 딩고 (wild dog native to Australia) · cs dingo (wild dog native to Australia)

dingo en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/ (General-American)
• /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/ (UK)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug dingu (“tame or domesticated dingo”).

Meanings

1. (Australia, informal, intransitive, transitive) To behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner.
2. (Australia, informal, intransitive, transitive) To renege on an agreement or situation.
3. (Australia, informal, intransitive, transitive) To let down another individual.

Forms