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ding-dong

  [ding-dawng, -dong]
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–noun
1. the sound of a bell.
2. any similar sound of repeated strokes.
3. Slang. ding-a-ling.
–adjective
4. characterized by or resembling the sound of a bell.
5. marked by rapid alternation of retaliatory action: a ding-dong struggle.
Origin:
1550–60; gradational compound based on ding, appar. b. din 1 and ring 2
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ding-dong   (dĭng'dông', -dŏng')   
n.  

  1. The peal of a bell.

  2. Slang An empty-headed person; a fool.

intr.v.   ding-donged, ding-dong·ing, ding-dongs
To ring; jingle.
adj.  Characterized by a hammering exchange, as of blows: a ding-dong fight.

[Imitative.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
ding-dong

  1. n.
    the penis. (Usually objectionable.) : He held his hands over his ding-dong and ran for the bedroom.
  2. n.
    a stupid person of either sex. : You silly ding-dong! Try again.
  3. mod.
    damned. (A euphemism.) : Get your ding-dong junk outa my way!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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