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ringy-dingies

ringy-dingies is the plural of ringy-dingy.

Meaning of ringy-dingy

Noun

ringy-dingy (plural ringy-dingies)

  1. (colloquial) A telephone ring.
    • I stumbled to my car to call the barn owner. After many ringy-dingies, I gave up.1994 September 20, Linda Ballou, “BODY WATCH : Twice Stung, Thrice Shy […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
  2. (colloquial) A call; a ring (an instance of calling someone on the telephone).
    • Andrew Vautier made a ringy-dingy...
      > Give me a call!
      Give me a house!1996 April 16, Puter, “(no subject)”, in alt.romance.chat (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025

Questions about ringy-dingies

What is ringy-dingies the plural of?
Ringy-dingies is the plural of ringy-dingy.

Words near ringy-dingies in the dictionary

  1. ringwraiths
  2. ringxiety
  3. ringy
  4. ringy dingies
  5. ringy dingy
  6. ringy-dingies
  7. ringy-dingy
  8. Rini
  9. rining
  10. Rininger
  11. Riningers

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