dingue
See also: dingué
French
Etymology
Probably derived from dinguer (“fall, strike”) or divaguer (“wander, blather”). Under the influence of dengue (“viral disease”) it was reinterpreted to mean "sickness that makes one crazy".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛ̃ɡ/
Further reading
- “dingue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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