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ding dongs

ding dongs is the plural of ding dong.

Meaning of ding dong

Interjection

  1. (childish, colloquial, often, onomatopoeic) The sound made by a bell; especially, that made by a doorbell.
    • Ding dong bell, pussy's in the well! / Who put her in? Little Johnny Thin. / Who pulled her out? Little Tommy Stout.
  2. (colloquial) A general exclamation of surprise or approval.
    • — Here's a photo of my new girlfriend. — Ding dong!

Questions about ding dongs

What is ding dongs the plural of?
Ding dongs is the plural of ding dong.

Words near ding dongs in the dictionary

  1. ding dinners
  2. ding dong
  3. ding dong cart
  4. ding dong carts
  5. ding dong ditch
  6. ding dongs
  7. ding right
  8. ding up
  9. Ding'an
  10. ding, ding, ding, we have a winner
  11. ding-a-ling

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