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ding-dong ditch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
ding--dong ditch
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

verb

To perform such a prank.

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

ding dong ditch (alternative) ding-dong-ditch (alternative) ding-dong-ditch-it (alternative) ding-dong ditches (present, singular) ding-dong ditching (participle, present) ding-dong ditched (participle, past) ding-dong ditched (past)

Synonyms

knick-knock nigger knocking knock-knock ginger nicky-nicky-nine-doors knicky-knocky-nine-doors

Questions

What does ding-dong ditch mean?
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.
Where does ding-dong ditch come from?
From ding-dong (“sound made by a door bell”) + ditch (“to abandon”).

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