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-dongs 1 of 2
noun
as in lunatics
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
- lunatics
- nuts
- fools
- geese
- morons
- idiots
- nincompoops
- turkeys
- dipsticks
- boobies
- ninnies
- monkeys
- doofuses
- gits
- jackasses
- losers
- simps
- dingbats
- cuckoos
- nutcases
- ding-a-lings
- berks
- mooncalves
- nitwits
- featherheads
- simpletons
- charlies
- dufuses
- dummies
- half-wits
- daredevils
- yo-yos
- donkeys
- ninnyhammers
- charleys
- numskulls
- dopes
- pinheads
- madwomen
- knuckleheads
- nits
- dolts
- airheads
- madmen
- imbeciles
- blockheads
- chumps
- scatterbrains
- ignoramuses
- laughingstocks
- ganders
- dunces
- birdbrains
- dorks
- butts
- fatheads
- goons
- schlubs
- crackpots
- shlubs
- characters
- dumbbells
- numbskulls
- screwballs
- codgers
- schnooks
- stocks
- weirdos
- ignorami
- dupes
- schlemiels
- know-nothings
- cranks
- oddballs
- schlumps
- kooks
- mockeries
- dodos
- featherbrains
- shlemiels
- dodoes
- crackbrains
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- thinkers
- brains
- sages
- geniuses
- genii
ding-dongs
2 of 2verb
as in jingles
Synonyms & Similar Words
- jingles
- tinkles
- gongs
- clangs
- plunks
- plinks
- clashes
- chinks
- pings
- clinks
- clanks
- rings
- tangs
- dings
- plonks
- bongs
- peals
- jangles
- tolls
- tingles
- chimes
- knells
- reverberates
- echoes
- resonates
- resounds