| 单词 | ding letter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasding letter a. Originally U.S. College slang. An act of rejecting or vetoing a candidate for membership of a fraternity; (now also more generally) a rejection of any sort, esp. one received in response to a job application. Also as a modifier, as in ding letter. Cf. ding v.1 15. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance renunciation1418 rejectinga1425 reprobationa1425 rejectiona1464 abjection?1529 refute1535 abdication1552 abnegation1554 abrenunciation1557 recusancy1563 repudy1575 offcasting?1591 rejectment1599 defiancea1616 canvass1621 non-acceptation1622 repudiation1640 disacceptance1642 non-acceptance1647 disowning1656 discard1663 disownment1806 unacceptance1865 ding1949 negging1996 1949 Ladies' Homes Jrnl. Oct. 188/2 A ‘ding’ is a statement by one fraternity member that he does not want a particular boy in the fraternity. 1983 Tennessean 10 June b6/5 The fraternity's seniors have papered their poolroom with their rejection letters, known as ‘dings’. 2011 D. Asher Cracking Hidden Job Market iv. 47 You should count your dings just so you can see progress. Every time you get interviewed..is a success story in a job search, whether you get a job offer or a ding letter. < as lemmas |
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