ding-a-ling
The sound of a small bell; the sound of a fire engine bell.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
The sound of a small bell; the sound of a fire engine bell.
The ding-a-ling from the fire truck somehow filled him with more dread than its horn blasts could: for whom does that bell toll?
Origin: Imitative. The penis sense may be an alteration of dingling, a diminutive of ding. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, childish) The penis.
They explained patiently but firmly that he wasn't to play with his ding-a-ling nor try to show it to anyone.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(slang) An eccentric, crazy, or stupid person.
Pay no heed to what she hollers — she's a ding-a-ling!
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