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dingue.

mad, crazy, nuts

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɛ̃ɡ/

  1. mad, crazy, nuts

    slang
    Ce truc me rend dingue!

  2. incredible, unbelievable

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

Probably derived from dinguer (“fall, strike”) or divaguer (“wander, blather”).

noun/dɛ̃ɡ/

  1. madman, maniac

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine · slang
    La célébrité me faisait mener une existence de dingue.
Where this word comes from

Probably derived from dinguer (“fall, strike”) or divaguer (“wander, blather”).

verb/dɛ̃ɡ/

  1. inflection of dinguer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of dinguer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Probably derived from dinguer (“fall, strike”) or divaguer (“wander, blather”).

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