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Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Perhaps from dungy 'dirty' (15-19 centuries), from dung

dingy

 adjective
     
din‧gy comparative dingier, superlative dingiest
dark, dirty, and in bad condition:
a dingy room
a dingy side-street
—dinginess noun [uncountable]
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