dong

4 definitions • 6 examples

used to represent the sound a bell makes or a similar sound made, for example, by an electronic device:

Ding-dong! Was that the doorbell?

The absurdly cheerful ding-dong of his mobile phone broke the mood.

a noisy or angry argument or fight:

The disagreement was turning into a right old ding-dong.

have a ding-dong They had a real ding-dong in the middle of the restaurant.

a stupid, silly, or strange person:

It's not clear why someone as bright as he is went into business with a ding-dong like his partner.

We thought we looked great but we probably looked like real ding dongs.

the sound made by a bell