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ringy dingy

ringy dingy is the alternative form 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

Forms of ringy dingy

pluralringy dingies

Questions about ringy dingy

What is ringy dingy the alternative form of?
Ringy dingy is the alternative form of ringy-dingy.

Words near ringy dingy in the dictionary

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

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