ding dong

See also ding-dong

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪŋ(g)ˈdɒŋ(g)/

Interjection

ding dong!

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

Translations

onomatopoeiaopoeia for the sound of a doorbell

• French : dring-dring (fr), drelin-drelin (fr)

• Vietnamese: bính bong (vi)

Noun

ding dong (plural ding dongs)

1. (colloquial, pejorative) An idiot.

   My girlfriend's math teacher is a ding dong.

2. (colloquial, often humorous) A penis.

   What do you mean booze ain't food? I'd rather chop off my ding dong than admit that!