ding dong

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ding dong

  • /dɪŋ(ɡ)ˈdɒŋ(ɡ)/ UK

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See ding-dong

interjection

  1. childish, colloquial, often, onomatopoeic The sound made by a bell; especially, that made by a doorbell. Ding dong bell, pussy's in the well! / Who put her in? Little Johnny Thin. / Who pulled her out? Little Tommy Stout.
  2. colloquial A general exclamation of surprise or approval. — Here's a photo of my new girlfriend. — Ding dong!

noun ding dongs

  1. alternative, colloquial, derogatory Alternative form of ding-dong; an idiot. My girlfriend's math teacher is a ding dong.

    Similar: ding-a-ling, addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain, beetlehead, berk, bimbo, birdbrain

  2. alternative, colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, often Alternative form of ding-dong; a penis.

    Similar: ding-a-ling, schlong, anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad

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intj onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell

日本語ピンポン pin-pon
中文丁冬 dīngdōng, 丁当 dīngdāng, 丁當 /丁当 dīngdāng
Portuguêstão balalão
Françaisdrelin-drelin, dring-dring, ding-dong
Русскийдинь-дон dinʹ-don
Tiếng Việtbính bong, bính boong

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@misc{ding_dong_2026,
  title = {ding dong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ding%20dong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}