ding-dong ditch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From ding-dong (“sound made by a door bell”) + ditch (“to abandon”).
Meanings
- (Canada, US, uncountable) A children's prank in which a doorbell of a home is rung, and then the pranksters run or cycle away before the occupants of the home open the door.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ding-dong-ditch | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Ding Dong Ditch | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ding dong ditch | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ding-dong-ditch-it | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (14)
de Klingelpost (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · de Klingelstreich (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · no ring-på-spring (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · nl belletje trekken (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · fr sonne-décrisse (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · de Klingelmännchen (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · ru стучать и убегать (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · nl belletje lellen (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · es rin rin raje (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · de Klingelputzen (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · ko 벨튀 (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · es rin rin corre corre (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · ja ピンポンダッシュ (ringing someone's door bell and running away) · no ring-på-stikk-av (ringing someone's door bell and running away)