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dingo
(dɪŋgoʊ)
Word forms: plural dingoes
countable noun
A dingo is an Australian wild dog.
dingo in British English
(ˈdɪŋɡəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -goes
1.
a wild dog, Canis dingo, of Australia, having a yellowish-brown coat and resembling a wolf
2. Australian slang
a cheat or coward
verbWord forms: -goes, -going or -goed (intransitive) Australian slang
3.
a.
to act in a cowardly manner
b.
to drop out of something
4. (foll by on)
to let (someone) down
Word origin
C18: native Australian namedingo in American English
(ˈdɪŋgoʊ)
nounWord forms: plural ˈdingoes
the Australian wild dog (Canis dingo), usually tawny in color, with short, pointed ears and a bushy tail
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