Etymology

you rang

Today it means: Asks what the summoner desires. Full definition →

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The story

A servant's response to a bell being rung as a summons. Originated with Maynard G. Krebs in the television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis; then popularized by the character Lurch in the American TV series The Addams Family.

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