ringy

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adjective

Having a ringing or reverberating sound.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

ringy1

adjectiveringy (comparative more ringy, superlative most ringy)

comparative more ringy · superlative most ringy

  1. informalHaving a ringing or reverberating sound.
  2. Having rings (circles), or a ring shape; annular.

ringy2

nounringy (plural ringies)

plural ringies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ringie (“ring”).

    Gets, give me a ringy when you can. Unsure what number you're at.

    2000 August 11, Da Rocket Avenger, “Sixpack”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.fighterace (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025
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    I had a similar thing happen to me. Just called the guy who did the well test and he helped me diagnose it right over the phone. It was something to do with a filter and not the bladder. Cheap to fix in my case. If you have a local well/pump person, give them a ringy.

    1998 June 20, Anacabana, “Forgive my ignorance”, in misc.rural (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025

    All you Canadian hosers, let's get some tradin' going on, eh. I hope I'm not being too much of a hoser, eh, cause my setlist is pretty short. I'm ready to do some beauty exchanges though, so give me a ringy, O.K., beauty.

    1998 October 21, Marcel Guay, “Canadian Tradin', eh!”, in rec.music.phish (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025

    The Irish love nicknaming landmarks; Billy [Scott] refers to sculptures as 'the thingy with the ringy' (The Beacon Of Hope) and 'the balls on the Falls' (Rise).

    2016 February 9, Louise Cahill, “Back to Belfast: Going home to a city which wears its scars, but can still offer you a fabulous weekend - Northern Ireland-style”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2016

Origin

ringy · adjective

From ring + -y (adjectival suffix).

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ringy · noun

From ring + -y (diminutive suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

“ringy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ringy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringy.

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