ding-dong ditch meaning: definition, etymology

ding-dong ditch

noun

Etymology From ding-dong (“sound made by a door bell”) + ditch (“to abandon”).

Canada, US 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.

ding-dong ditch

verb

Etymology From ding-dong (“sound made by a door bell”) + ditch (“to abandon”).

Ambitransitive To perform such a prank.

Synonyms: knock-knock ginger, nicky-nicky-nine-doors, knicky-knocky-nine-doors

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