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ing-bing

ing-bing noun: a fit or tantrum.

Noun

ing-bing (plural ing-bings)

  1. (dated, slang) A fit or tantrum.
    • 'What gets into you, Ned?' he complained. 'You go along fine for just so long and then for no reason at all you throw an ing-bing. I'll be a dirty so-and-so if I can make you out!'1931, Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key, Dell Publishing, published 1966, page 13
    • ‘Merle's at my apartment,’ I said. ‘She threw an ing-bing.’1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin, published 2005, page 238

Forms of ing-bing

pluraling-bings

Questions about ing-bing

What does ing-bing mean?
Ing-bing means a fit or tantrum.
What part of speech is ing-bing?
Ing-bing is a noun.
What is the plural of ing-bing?
The plural of ing-bing is ing-bings.

Words near ing-bing in the dictionary

  1. infusorium
  2. infusors
  3. infusory
  4. infy
  5. ing
  6. ing-bing
  7. ing-bings
  8. ing-form
  9. ing-forms
  10. Ing-Manske procedure
  11. inga

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