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ding-dong-ditch

ding-dong-ditch is the alternative form of ding-dong ditch.

Meaning of ding-dong ditch

Noun

ding-dong ditch (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US) A children's prank in which a doorbell of a home is rung, and then the pranksters run or cycle away before the occupants of the home open the door.

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Questions about ding-dong-ditch

What is ding-dong-ditch the alternative form of?
Ding-dong-ditch is the alternative form of ding-dong ditch.

Words near ding-dong-ditch in the dictionary

  1. ding-dong ditch
  2. ding-dong ditched
  3. ding-dong ditches
  4. ding-dong ditching
  5. ding-dong theory
  6. ding-dong-ditch
  7. ding-dong-ditch-it
  8. ding-donged
  9. ding-donging
  10. ding-dongs
  11. Dingaan's Day

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