dingue

See also: -dingue and dingué

French
FWOTD – 13 October 2023

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛ̃ɡ/

Adjective

dingue (plural dingues)

  1. (slang) mad, crazy, nuts [from c. 1915]
    Synonyms: cinglé, dingo, fou
    Ce truc me rend dingue! ― This thing drives me crazy!
    • 2000, “Elle te rend dingue”, in Un signe du temps, performed by Nuttea:
      Elle te rend din-din, dingue / Quand elle a son poom poom short / Et ton problème, c’est simplement qu’elle s’en moque / Elle te rend dingue, bwoy !
      She drives you cra-cra-crazy / With her pum pum shorts / And your problem is that she just doesn't care / She drives you crazy, bwoy!
  2. (colloquial) incredible, unbelievable

Noun

dingue m or f by sense (plural dingues)

  1. (slang) madman, maniac
    Synonyms: cinglé, fou, folle
    La célébrité me faisait mener une existence de dingue.
    Fame was leading me to a crazy existence.

Derived terms

Verb

dingue

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

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