Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
imitative of the sound of a bell, c.1560.
Wiktionary
interj. 1 (context onomatopoeia colloquial often childish English) The sound made by a bell or doorbell. 2 (context colloquial English) A general exclamation of surprise or approval. n. 1 (context colloquial pejorative English) An idiot. 2 (context colloquial often humorous euphemism English) A penis.
Wikipedia
A Ding Dong is a chocolate cake produced and distributed in the United States by Hostess Brands and currently owned by private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co; it remains in production and distribution in Canada from Saputo Incorporated under the name King Don. Ding Dong production resumed in the United States on July 15, 2013, after an absence from American store shelves. It is round with a flat top and bottom, close to three inches in diameter and slightly taller than an inch high, similar in shape to a hockey puck. A white creamy filling is injected into the center and a thin coating of chocolate glaze covers the cake. The cake was originally wrapped in a square of thin aluminium foil, enabling it to be carried in lunches without melting the chocolate glaze.
Ding Dong is a chocolate snack cake marketed under the Hostess brand name.
Ding Dong may also refer to:
- Doorbell or the sound made by a doorbell
"Ding Dong" is a pop song written and performed by Israeli singer Dana International. It won the Israeli Kdam Eurovision ( Israeli National selection) on March 8, 2011, represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany. It will be released as a music single for the singer a few days after the national final performance.
This was Dana International's second performance in the Kdam Eurovision, after her failed attempt in 1995. It was also her second time in the Eurovision Song Contest as a singer, after winning in 1998 with the song " Diva", and her second time as a song writer and composer, after the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest entry sung by Boaz Mauda, "Ke'ilu Kan" (" The Fire in Your Eyes").
The song failed to go through to the final.
Usage examples of "ding dong".
Slimy'll carry Ding Dong along at a rate he knows will leave him enough for a strong run home.
With a ring ding dong, they raise clasped hands and advance more steps to retire to the saum.