ding-a-ling
noun
ˈdiŋ-ə-ˌliŋ 
: nitwit, kook
Synonyms
- berk [British]
- booby
- charlie [British]
- charley
- cuckoo
- ding-dong
- dingbat
- dipstick
- doofus [slang]
- featherhead
- fool
- git [British]
- goose
- half-wit
- jackass
- lunatic
- mooncalf
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- nut
- nutcase
- simp
- simpleton
- turkey
- yo-yo
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Word History
Etymology
reduplication of ding entry 1
First Known Use
circa 1935, in the meaning defined above
ding-a-ling
noun
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment some ding-a-ling set off the fire alarm by burning paper in a wastebasket Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lunatic
- fool
- goose
- idiot
- moron
- nut
- ding-dong
- turkey
- nincompoop
- cuckoo
- dipstick
- monkey
- dingbat
- jackass
- booby
- loser
- doofus
- ninny
- git
- nutcase
- simp
- charlie
- mooncalf
- nitwit
- dummy
- berk
- daredevil
- simpleton
- ninnyhammer
- donkey
- yo-yo
- featherhead
- half-wit
- charley
- nit
- dolt
- pinhead
- knucklehead
- imbecile
- ignoramus
- dumbbell
- madwoman
- madman
- numskull
- dork
- schnook
- fathead
- airhead
- gander
- dunce
- butt
- character
- goon
- dope
- crank
- blockhead
- chump
- scatterbrain
- numbskull
- birdbrain
- crackpot
- stock
- schlump
- dodo
- mockery
- screwball
- schlemiel
- codger
- laughingstock
- dupe
- weirdo
- schlub
- kook
- know-nothing
- shlub
- oddball
- featherbrain
- shlemiel
- crackbrain
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brain
- genius
- sage
- thinker