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ding-dong

noun

NAmE//ˈdɪŋ dɔŋ//

, NAmE//ˈdɪŋdɑŋ//

1[uncountable] used to represent the sound made by a bell I rang the doorbell. Ding-dong! No answer.

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2[countable] (informal) a silly or stupid person

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