"ding-a-ling" meaning in All languages combined

See ding-a-ling on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-ding-a-ling.ogg [Australia] Forms: more ding-a-ling [comparative], most ding-a-ling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ding-a-ling (comparative more ding-a-ling, superlative most ding-a-ling)
  1. (slang) Attractive. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Genitalia Related terms: onomatopoeia
    Sense id: en-ding-a-ling-en-adj-9NpTQby5 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 52 13 27 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 37 39 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 18 39 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 18 39 1 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 44 18 38 0 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 16 39 1

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-ding-a-ling.ogg [Australia] Forms: ding-a-lings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ding-a-ling (plural ding-a-lings)
  1. The sound of a small bell; the sound of a fire engine bell. Translations (sound of a small bell; of a fire engine): Klingling [neuter] (German), Klingeling [neuter] (German), Tatütata (english: fire engine, police siren) [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-ding-a-ling-en-noun--HaR1Bje Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 37 39 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 18 39 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 18 39 1 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 44 18 38 0 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 16 39 1 Disambiguation of 'sound of a small bell; of a fire engine': 100 0 0
  2. (slang) An eccentric or crazy person. Tags: slang Translations (eccentric or crazy person): Hohlkopf [colloquial, masculine, pejorative] (German), Bekloppter [colloquial, masculine] (German), Bekloppte [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-ding-a-ling-en-noun-vm99lkqW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 37 39 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 18 39 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 18 39 1 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 44 18 38 0 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 43 16 39 1 Disambiguation of 'eccentric or crazy person': 0 100 0
  3. (slang) The penis. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ding-a-ling-en-noun-JrEPyTmp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dingbat [person], ting-a-ling (english: sound), schmuck, shmuck (english: penis)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ding-a-ling meaning in All languages combined (6.6kB)

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