No. 4,183 in French

dingue

Crazy; insane; unbelievable.

In a sentence

C'est dingue qu'il soit déjà arrivé.
It's crazy that he has already arrived.
The word 'dingue' is used here to express surprise or amazement at a situation.
Elle est dingue de ce nouveau chanteur.
She is crazy about this new singer.
In this sentence, 'dingue' indicates an extreme enthusiasm or fondness for something or someone.
Il a fait quelque chose de fou, il est vraiment dingue.
He did something foolish, he is really crazy.
Here, 'dingue' describes someone's eccentric or foolish behavior.

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