What does dinged-up mean?
Dinged-up means battered, dented by blows, injured.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
battered, dented by blows, injured.
“Besides the possible concussion, I'm going to guess at least two dinged-up ribs—” She paused, probing, while he did his best not to lose his dignity and throw up on her very clean, white athletic shoes.
You have a concussion and are more use to the Navy with a working brain than without, plus you're 'bout as dinged up as that ship is. Look at your shoulder.”
2012, New York Times, 31st of July, by Adam Davidson "The Dinged-Up, Broken-Down, Fender-Bended Economic Recovery Plan" (the name of the article)
Use dinged-up when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dinged-up means battered, dented by blows, injured.
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“Besides the possible concussion, I'm going to guess at least two dinged-up ribs—” She paused, probing, while he did his best not to lose his dignity and throw up on her very clean, white athletic shoes.
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