ding-a-ling
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ding-a-ling
First recorded in 1930–35; rhyming compound imitative of a bell
Example Sentences
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But today's punk rockers have no time for euphemisms like Chuck Berry's "ding-a-ling."
From Time Magazine Archive
I can’t believe the charade has gone on this long, with Mister Johnny knowing about me, and Miss Celia walking around like a ding-a-ling, like she’s still pulling her trick.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Mrs. Parrott was wearing her new ding-a-ling hat, grass-green in color, which, topping off the moss-colored serge which, closely fitting her attenuated figure, gave Mrs. Parrott a surprising resemblance to a katydid about to jump.
From The Lady Doc by Lockhart, Caroline
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