ding-dong theory
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English
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Etymology
[edit]In reference to the sound of a bell.
Noun
[edit]ding-dong theory (uncountable)
- A speculative theory of the origins of spoken language, according to which all things have a vibrating natural resonance, echoed somehow in the earliest words of human beings.
- Coordinate terms: bow-wow theory, pooh-pooh theory, ta-ta theory, yo-he-ho theory