ding dong

UK/dɪŋ(ɡ)ˈdɒŋ(ɡ)/

interjection

The sound made by a bell; especially, that made by a doorbell.

“My girlfriend's math teacher is a ding dong.”

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Meanings

interjection
  1. childishcolloquialoftenonomatopoeicThe 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. colloquialA general exclamation of surprise or approval.

    — Here's a photo of my new girlfriend. — Ding dong!

    1 more example

    Ding dong, you're not wrong.

    1959, Norman Hudis, 0:44:35 from the start, in Carry On Nurse (motion picture), spoken by Jack Bell (Leslie Phillips), Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors, →OCLC, retrieved 10 Nov 2017
nounding dong (plural ding dongs)

plural ding dongs

  1. alternativecolloquialderogatoryAlternative form of ding-dong; an idiot.

    My girlfriend's math teacher is a ding dong.

    Synonyms: ding-a-ling, addle-brain, addlehead, addle pate, airhead, baboon, beanbrain, beetlebrain

  2. alternativecolloquialeuphemistichumorousoftenAlternative form of ding-dong; a penis.

    Synonyms: ding-a-ling, schlong, anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
idiot

Origin

See ding-dong

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 丁冬, 丁当
  • 丁冬 (dīngdōng)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • 丁当 (dīngdāng)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • 丁當 /丁当 (dīngdāng)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Czech crrr, crr crr
  • crrronomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • crr crronomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Finnish pim pom
  • pim pomonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
French drelin-drelin, dring-dring
  • drelin-drelinonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • dring-dringonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • ding-dongonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Hungarian bim-bam
  • bim-bamonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Japanese ピンポン
  • ピンポン (pin-pon)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Polish dzyń, bam
  • dzyńonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • bamonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • bim-bamonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • bim-bam-bomonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Portuguese tão balalão
  • tão balalãoonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Russian динь-дон
  • динь-дон (dinʹ-don)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Swedish ding dång
  • ding dångonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Ukrainian дзень-дзе́нь, дзеле́нь-дзень
  • дзень-дзе́нь (dzenʹ-dzénʹ)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • дзеле́нь-дзень (dzelénʹ-dzenʹ)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • дзень-дзеле́нь (dzenʹ-dzelénʹ)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • дзінь-дзі́нь (dzinʹ-dzínʹ)onomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Vietnamese bính bong, bính boong
  • bính bongonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
  • bính boongonomatopoeia for the sound of a doorbell
Cite this entry
APA

ding dong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding%20dong

MLA

“ding dong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding%20dong. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ding dong,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding%20dong.

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