Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who is scatterbrained or eccentric.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- slang a stupid or foolish person; -- used in a deprecatory or contemptuous sense.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
sound of a smallbell ; the sound of afire engine bell. - noun US An
eccentric orcrazy person. - noun slang The
penis .
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Examples
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Unregulated activity (like the ding-a-ling ice cream), not a land use, therefore not regulated by the Zoning Ordinance.
Robert E wyman 2010
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But apparently, everytime Johnny finds a website with a gay theme, his little bell rings, his ding-a-ling ding-a-lings, his own little soldier stands at attention (not long, mind you).
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One expert theorized that smartphones have become so complex that we've lost sight of what they actually are and that in a weird way, the ding-a-ling actually served a purpose, reminding users that they have a phone in their phone.
Bluff The Listener 2010
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Umm … this sort of political theater is intended for the consumption of the common american ding-a-ling.
Does visiting a farm boost your husbandry credentials? « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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Until Ben Pish ph in Washington, D.C. looked at his mom's iPhone and asked her what exactly the ding-a-ling app does.
Bluff The Listener 2010
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It's not often I follow the lead of a hate-spouting, flame-snorting rightwing ding-a-ling, but today will be an exception.
Clay Farris Naff: Rather Than a National Day of Prayer, How About a Humility Day? 2010
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The typical american/british ding-a-ling is the only one who really believes the government version … and they have become the laughing stock because of it!
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It's not often I follow the lead of a hate-spouting, flame-snorting rightwing ding-a-ling, but today will be an exception.
Rather Than a National Day of Prayer, How About a Humility Day? 2010
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Ms. KYRIE O'CONNOR Deputy Editor/Blogger, Houston Chronicle: At only 99 cents, the ding-a-ling app for iPhones seemed like a sweet deal.
Bluff The Listener 2010
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In any event, he's not McCain, a dangerously reactionary ding-a-ling I do not want to see elected.
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