ding-a-ling

noun, adj — 4 senses

ding-a-ling

noun

Etymology Imitative. The penis sense may be an alteration of dingling, a diminutive of ding (“penis”).

1

The sound of a small bell; the sound of a fire engine bell.

  • The ding-a-ling from the fire truck somehow filled him with more dread than its horn blasts could: for whom does that bell toll?
2

Slang An eccentric, crazy, or stupid person.

  • Pay no heed to what she hollers — she's a ding-a-ling!
3

Childish, Slang The penis.

  • They explained patiently but firmly that he wasn't to play with his ding-a-ling nor try to show it to anyone.
  • This is Henry the Eighth? My God, was he girthy. My God, is that really how big his ding-a-ling was?2026, Love On the Spectrum, season 4, episode 6, Connor (actor):

ding-a-ling

adj

Etymology Imitative. The penis sense may be an alteration of dingling, a diminutive of ding (“penis”).

1

Slang Attractive.

  • Joe is so ding-a-ling, I think I'm in love.
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onomatopoeia

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