Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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DINGER
Construct:
Noun
Definition:
Excellence (used in adjectival phrase).
Use:
He's a dinger of a player.
He's a grat player.
Derivation:
Irish 'Dingim' - BhÃos bruite dingthe aige - he had crushed me and made me poweless to move.
(Dinneen)
'Dinge' - crushing, quelling, oppressing.
(Meyer)
Short for 'Humdiger' - anythind excellent. Australian since 1920.
(Partridge)
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