ˈdiŋ(g)əs noun
( -es )
Etymology: Dutch or German; Dutch dinges, probably from German dings, from gen. of ding thing, from Old High German — more at thing
1. : something (as a gadget) whose common name is unknown or forgotten
various slides and clips that replaced the tiepin of yesteryear are in turn being replaced … by a new sort of dingus adapted from army insignia — New Yorker
the bell-shaped dingus on the end of an old electric-light cord — G.C.Furnas
2. : penis — often considered vulgar