ding-dong ditching

A form of ding-dong ditch — A children's prank in which a doorbell of a home is rung, and then the pranksters run or cycle away before the occupants of the home open the door.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of ding-dong ditch
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APA

ding-dong ditching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding-dong%20ditching

MLA

“ding-dong ditching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding-dong%20ditching. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ding-dong ditching,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ding-dong%20ditching.

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