din-din
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of din-din
First recorded in 1900–05; by shortening and reduplication
Example Sentences
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I don’t mean the Thursday night fund-raiser: that vaunted din-din at Sarah Jessica Parker’s crib in Greenwich Village, where 50 glitterati paid 40 grand each.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2012
Ask big bossie sitting over there carving his din-din if him got chocolate tandy in him pocket like always for Snookie Ookie.
From Every Soul Hath Its Song by Hurst, Fannie
"I imagine he's just getting up to look for some din-din."
From Abducted to Oz by Evans, Bob
Baby Totesikins love her Pasy and want din-din also?
From Edgar Saltus: The Man by Saltus, Marie
I'm glad I'm not a dog, mummy—special Sammy's dog—because I've not gotten to eat my din-din out of his plate.
From Capricious Caroline by Rowlands, Effie Adelaide
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