English Explanatory Dictionary

ding-a-ling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sound of a small bell; the sound of a fire engine bell.
  2. An eccentric, crazy, or stupid person.
  3. The penis.
adj
  1. Attractive.

Pronunciation

En-au-ding-a-ling.ogg

Word forms

ding-a-ling ding-a-lings more ding-a-ling most ding-a-ling

Etymology

Imitative. The penis sense may be an alteration of dingling, a diminutive of ding (“penis”).

Synonyms

ting-a-ling tingaling ringaling ring-a-ding ding-dong dingbat addle-brain addlehead addle pate airhead baboon beanbrain beetlebrain beetlehead berk bimbo birdbrain blockhead blubberbrain bonehead Boeotian boob bozo brainlet brickhead bubblehead bubble brain bufflehead buffoon Charlie chowderhead chucklehead chump cittern-head clod clodpate clot clown crackhead cretin cuckoo deadhead dimbo dim bulb dimbus dimwit ding dong dingleberry dingwad dip dipstick doldrum dolt donut doodle doof doofoid doofus dope dork

Related words

onomatopoeia
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