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ding-a-ling — [ˈdıŋ ə lıŋ] n also ding|bat [ˈdıŋbæt] AmE spoken [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: ding a ling sound of a bell (19 21 centuries)] a stupid person ▪ Some ding a ling parked too close to us … Dictionary of contemporary English
ding-a-ling — a stupid or foolish person; used in a deprecatory or contemptuous sense. [slang] Syn: dingdong, doofus. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ding-a-ling — /ding euh ling /, n. Slang. a stupid, foolish, or eccentric person. [1930 35; rhyming compound imit. of a bell] * * * … Universalium
ding-a-ling — [ ,dıŋə lıŋ ] noun count AMERICAN OFFENSIVE someone who behaves in an unusual way or who often forgets things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ding-a-ling — ☆ ding a ling [diŋ′ə liŋ΄ ] n. [< the ringing in the head of a punch drunk boxer] Slang a crazy, stupid, or eccentric person … English World dictionary
ding-a-ling — [“dirjalirj] n. a stupid person; a giddy person who hears bells. □ This ding a ling comes up and asks me for a dollar for the orphans. I tell her I got all the orphans I can use at any price. □ Who’s the ding a ling who painted the windows stuck? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
ding-a-ling — n 1. an eccentric, crazy or foolish person. A word which originated in the USA and was enthusiastically adopted by school children in Britain in the late 1960s. 2. the penis. This obscure nursery word was popularised by Chuck Berry s hit song of… … Contemporary slang
ding-a-ling — fool, an airhead, jerk What a ding a ling! She expects me to pay for a phone book! … English idioms
ding-a-ling — /ˈdɪŋ ə lɪŋ/ (say ding uh ling) noun Colloquial a fool; idiot; eccentric person. {imitative of a bell} …
Ding A Ling A Ling — Björk, avant sa carrière solo, a fait partie du groupe (défunt) The Sugarcubes. Cet album live pirate est listé dans la page discographie pirate de Björk. Sommaire 1 Titre de l’album 2 Lieu et date 3 Couverture … Wikipédia en Français
