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ding_dong

ding dong

See also: dingdong and ding-dong

English

Interjection

ding dong!

Examples
Sound of a doorbell
  1. (onomatopoeia, colloquial, often childish) The sound made by a bell or doorbell.
    Ding dong bell, pussy's in the well!
    Who put her in, little Johnny Thin.
    Who pulled her out, little Tommy Stout. Traditional English nursery rhyme
  2. (colloquial) A general exclamation of surprise or approval.
    "Here's a photo of my new girlfriend."
    "Ding dong!"

Translations

Noun

ding dong (plural ding dongs)

  1. (colloquial, pejorative) An idiot.
    My girlfriend's math teacher is a ding dong.
  2. (colloquial, often humorous, euphemistic) A ****.
    What do you mean booze ain't food? I'd rather chop off my ding dong than admit that!