ding-dong

• ding dong, dingdong

Mid 16th century, imitative of the alternate chimes of a bell.
For sense of penis, compare Saterland Frisian Ding (“penis”), German Low German Dings (“penis”), English thing.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋˌdɒŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋˌdɔŋ/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋˌdɑŋ/

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ding-dong (not comparable)

1. (informal) Closely fought.
   • 2011 February 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Sunderland 2 - 4 Chelsea”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     It was first blood to the Black Cats in the ding-dong clash when Bardsley, a right-footer playing on the left, collected the ball from just inside his own half and sped up to the edge of the area before launching an effort which appeared to confuse Petr Cech in goal.

ding-dong (plural ding-dongs)

1. One of several sounds that might be made by a bell.

   Coordinate terms: jingle, tinkle; bong, dong; gong; bring, brring, brrring

   Near-synonyms: ding-a-ling, ring-a-ding, ringaling, tingaling

2. (slang) A woman's breast.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:breasts

3. (slang) A penis.

   Synonyms: ding-a-ling, schlong; see also Thesaurus:penis

   • 1968, “Sister Ray”, in Lou Reed (lyrics), White Light/White Heat, performed by The Velvet Underground:

     Oh, no, man, I haven't got the time time / Too busy sucking on a ding-dong / She's busy sucking on my ding-dong

4. (slang) A fight, an argument; a set-to.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fight

5. (slang) An idiot.

   Synonyms: ding-a-ling, dingbat; see also Thesaurus:idiot

6. An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones.

ding-dong (third-person singular simple present ding-dongs, present participle ding-donging, simple past and past participle ding-donged)

1. (intransitive) To ring with two tones, like a bell swinging back and forth.

• Dongding

Borrowed from English ding-dong.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪŋdɔŋ/

ding-dong m (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) a sound made by a bell

• bod ar y ding-dong (“to hesitate”)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ding-dong”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies