dingo
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
/ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/(UK)
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/ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/(UK) · /ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/
Definition of dingo
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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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[.]”
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noun
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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[.]”
- (Australia, informal)A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.
verb
- (Australia, informal, intransitive, transitive)To behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner.
- (Australia, informal, intransitive, transitive)To renege on an agreement or situation.
- (Australia, informal, intransitive, transitive)To let down another individual.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dharug dingu (“tame or domesticated dingo”).
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