Dingo

Dingo
1. Australian native dog, tawny-yellow in colour;
2. cunning bad person; contemptible person; coward;
3. one who shirks responsibility or evades difficult situations;
4. intoned with equal emphasis on the syllables it is the negative response to the question "Jeggoda?": "Jeggoda the tennis?" - "Nar, dingo. Sorten TV";
5. when the emphasis is on the first syllable, the word becomes aparliamentary term of mild reproof;
6. act in a cowardly manner;
7. shirk, evade, or avoid;
8. spoil or ruin

Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.

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  • dingo — dingo* {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}ZOB. pies dingo {{/stl 7}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

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  • dingo — [diŋ′gō] n. pl. dingoes [native name] the Australian wild dog (Canis dingo), usually tawny in color, with short, pointed ears and a bushy tail …   English World dictionary

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