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ding ding

ding ding noun: a tram.

Noun

ding ding (plural ding dings)

  1. (Hong-Kong, informal) A tram.
    • Another 157 trams will display a smile on their bumpers for three months to represent Hongkongers’ happy collective memories of the vehicles, affectionately known as “ding dings”.2017, Cannix Yau, “Happy happy ding ding? Hong Kong’s new-look trams offer more smiles per mile”, in South China Morning Post

Forms of ding ding

pluralding dings

Origin of ding ding

Onomatopoeic of the warning bell or tickets punches. . Reduplication of ding, after the double-bell-ring of a tram.

Questions about ding ding

What does ding ding mean?
Ding ding means a tram.
What part of speech is ding ding?
Ding ding is a noun.
What is the plural of ding ding?
The plural of ding ding is ding dings.

Words near ding ding in the dictionary

  1. dineutron
  2. dineutrons
  3. dineware
  4. dinful
  5. ding
  6. ding ding
  7. ding dings
  8. ding dinner
  9. ding dinners
  10. ding dong
  11. ding dong cart

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