ding-dong

UK /ˈdɪŋˌdɒŋ/ US /ˈdɪŋˌdɔŋ/

noun 5adj 1verb 1

Collocations

ADJ.

busy

VERB + DING-DONG

decided, doing, go, play, played, playing, plays, sucking

DING-DONG + NOUN

bardsley, clash, session, she's

PREP.

after, in, on, on, with

ADV.

ever, such

Definitions

adj

Closely fought.

It was first blood to the Black Cats in the ding-dong clash when Bardsley, a right-footer playing on the left, collected the ball from just inside his own half and sped up to the edge of the area before launching an effort which appeared to confuse Petr Cech in goal.

noun

One of several sounds that might be made by a bell.

Near-synonyms: ding-a-ling, ring-a-ding, ringaling, tingaling

A woman's breast.

A penis.

Oh, no, man, I haven't got the time time / Too busy sucking on a ding-dong / She's busy sucking on my ding-dong

A fight, an argument; a set-to.

An idiot.

verb

To ring with two tones, like a bell swinging back and forth.

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Example Bank

Wiktionary

Near-synonyms: ding-a-ling, ring-a-ding, ringaling, tingaling

Wiktionary

Oh, no, man, I haven't got the time time / Too busy sucking on a ding-dong / She's busy sucking on my ding-dong

Wiktionary

Ding-dong! Hello?

Tatoeba · #6587817

Have you ever played ding-dong ditch?

Tatoeba · #10801826

Jonas and his friends decided to go ding-dong ditching.

Tatoeba · #11634213

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ding-dong is marked as informal, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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