Meanings
interjectionyou rang?
- Asks what the summoner desires.
Origin
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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APA
you rang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20rang
MLA
“you rang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20rang. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you rang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20rang.
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