DINGUS Meaning of DINGUS in English [ 'dɪŋəs ]■ noun ( plural ~es ) N. Amer. & S. African informal a thing one cannot or does not wish to name specifically.OriginC19: via Afrik. from Du. ding 'thing'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004