ding-dong
1 of 3noun
ˈdiŋ-ˌdȯŋ 
-ˌdäŋ
1
: the ringing sound produced by repeated strokes especially on a bell
2
: nitwit, kook
ding-dong
2 of 3verb
ding-donged; ding-donging; ding-dongs
intransitive verb
1
: to make a ding-dong sound
2
: to repeat a sound or action tediously or insistently
ding-dong
3 of 3adjective
chiefly British
: marked by a rapid exchange or alternation (as of blows)
a ding-dong battle
Synonyms
Noun
- berk [British]
- booby
- charlie [British]
- charley
- cuckoo
- ding-a-ling
- 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
Noun
imitative
First Known Use
Noun
1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1659, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1869, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
dingdong
noun
ding·dong
ˈdiŋ-ˌdȯŋ
: the sound of a bell ringing
ding-dong 1 of 2
noun
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment there's always one ding-dong in the tour group who wanders off and gets lost Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lunatic
- fool
- goose
- idiot
- nut
- moron
- ding-a-ling
- cuckoo
- turkey
- booby
- nincompoop
- loser
- monkey
- mooncalf
- jackass
- dipstick
- dingbat
- berk
- doofus
- git
- ninny
- nutcase
- simp
- simpleton
- nitwit
- charlie
- yo-yo
- dummy
- donkey
- featherhead
- half-wit
- ninnyhammer
- nit
- daredevil
- charley
- numskull
- ignoramus
- dolt
- pinhead
- airhead
- madwoman
- butt
- dumbbell
- blockhead
- dunce
- knucklehead
- dork
- chump
- dodo
- imbecile
- madman
- gander
- schnook
- goon
- schlump
- scatterbrain
- character
- numbskull
- stock
- birdbrain
- crackpot
- dope
- crank
- laughingstock
- fathead
- screwball
- codger
- weirdo
- mockery
- know-nothing
- oddball
- kook
- featherbrain
- schlub
- schlemiel
- dupe
- shlub
- crackbrain
- shlemiel
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brain
- sage
- thinker
- genius
ding-dong
2 of 2verb
as in to gong
Synonyms & Similar Words
- gong
- jingle
- clash
- tinkle
- ding
- tang
- clang
- clank
- clink
- ping
- chink
- ring
- plunk
- peal
- plonk
- knell
- jangle
- toll
- bong
- tingle
- plink
- chime
- reverberate
- echo
- resonate
- resound