dingie
Scots
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Alteration of an older word ding.
Verb
[edit]dingie (third-person singular simple present dingies, present participle dingiein, simple past dingied, past participle dingied)
- (slang) to ignore, rebuff, knock back, or fail to notice someone.
- Synonym: patch
- Mate, jist dingie that. ― Mate, just ignore that.
- A wis tryin tae graft oan her but A goat dingied. ― I was trying to chat her up but I was ignored.
Usage notes
[edit]- The word on its own in the past tense is often heard as a simple interjection.