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dingo
/ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/
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What does dingo mean?
noun
- A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
- (informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.
verb
- (informal) To behave in a cowardly or treacherous manner.
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verb
- (informal) To renege on an agreement or situation.
- (informal) To let down another individual.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdɪŋɡoʊ/
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In Loango, or Lower Guinea, is a town from which the African wild dogs derive their name--the 'dingo'.
Dingo pups, in the days when dingoes were plentiful, were a most esteemed delicacy.
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The dingo is not an importation; he was present in great force when the whites first came to the continent.
But I am utterly disgusted and ashamed about the dingo.
Five miles we used to call it from our homestead to the place Where the big tree spans the roadway like an arch; 'Twas here we ran the dingo down that gave us such a chase Eight years ago--or was it nine?--last March.