DINGY Meaning of DINGY in English [ 'dɪn(d)ʒi ]■ adjective ( dingier , dingiest ) gloomy and drab.Derivativesdingily adverbdinginess noun OriginC18: perh. based on OE dynge 'dung'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004