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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Ring-a-ding-ding

Could someone tell me what "ring-a-ding-ding" means please?

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Hi, It represents the happy sound of a bell ringing. Figuratively, you might say eg Husband: I got a big pay raise today. Wife: Ring-a-ding-ding!

  • Hi, It represents the happy sound of a bell ringing.
  • Figuratively, you might say eg Husband: I got a big pay raise today.
  • Wife: Ring-a-ding-ding!
  • But it's an extremely odl-fashioned thing to say.
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Hi,

It represents the happy sound of a bell ringing.

Figuratively, you might say eg

Husband: I got a big pay raise today.

Wife: Ring-a-ding-ding!

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