English Explanatory Dictionary

ding-dong ditch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A children's prank in which a doorbell of a home is rung, and then the pranksters run or cycle away before the occupants of the home open the door.
verb
  1. To perform such a prank.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ding-dong ditch.wav

Word forms

ding-dong ditch ding dong ditch ding-dong-ditch ding-dong-ditch-it ding-dong ditches ding-dong ditching ding-dong ditched

Etymology

From ding-dong (“sound made by a door bell”) + ditch (“to abandon”).

Synonyms

knick-knock nigger knocking knock-knock ginger nicky-nicky-nine-doors knicky-knocky-nine-doors
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