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DINGUS
Definition of DINGUS
noun
A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Probably of multiple origins. Partially a borrowing from Dutch dinges (“thingamajig, thingy; whatshisname, whatshername”), ding (“thing”). Probably also partially a borrowing from Afrikaans in view of its South African occurrence. The spelling dingus is a pseudo-Latinism to look like a Latin word ending in -us.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (10,004)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DINGUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 55 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DINGUS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DGINSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DINGUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found DINGUS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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