ding-a-lingint.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdɪŋəˈlɪŋ/,

/ˈdɪŋəlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdɪŋəˌlɪŋ/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: ding int.; ding-a-ding at ding int.

Etymology: Either (i) reduplicated < ding int., with insertion of -a- , connective, and variation of initial consonants, or (ii) an alteration (with consonant variation) of ding-a-ding at ding int. Compare earlier ting-a-ring int. and ring-a-ding int., and also ting-a-ling int. With use as noun compare earlier ting-a-ling n.In sense B. 2 probably with reference either to a sound of ringing in a person's head as an indication of psychological disturbance, or to the sound of bells out of control; compare earlier ding n.⁷ and also dingbat n. 3a. With sense B. 3 compare earlier ding-dong n. 4 (see the discussion at that entry); compare also earlier ding n.⁶ and dinger n.⁵

A. int.

Representing the sound of the repeated ringing of a bell, or a sound resembling or imitating this. Frequently with reference to a sound of this type made by a telephone. Cf. ting-a-ling int.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [interjection] > sound of bell

ding-dong?1577

ding?1578

ting-tang1673

tan-tin1721

ding-a-ling1829

1829 Bower of Taste 30 May 322 Ding-a-ling-a-ling goes the bell; ‘coming’, cries my man in a stentorian voice out of the window, to prevent its repetition.

1838 J. H. Ingraham in Amer. Monthly Mag. July 34 ‘Ho! Ding a ling, a ling ling! Ho, John ho!..Ding ling, ling ding, l——’ and the bell-rope parted at the ceiling, and came down in my hand.

1917 Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah) 22 Dec. iii. 33/4 Mr. Walker was explaining that very phase of the work when his telephone went ding-a-ling.

2020 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 15 May A nearby cat's bell goes ‘ding-a-ling’.

B. n.

1. The sound of the repeated ringing of a bell; a sound resembling or imitating this. Frequently with reference to a sound of this type made by a telephone. Cf. ting-a-ling n.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [noun]

ringOE

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1886 Weekly Detroit Free Press 2 Jan. 1/4 She heard the door-bell's cheerful ding-a-ling-ling.

1894 E. Banks Campaigns Curiosity 77 I was awakened by the ding-a-ling of the front-door bell.

1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 22 Aug. (Final ed.) f2 The veteran catcher..hadn't heard the ding-a-ling of the bullpen phone.

2012 C. Carter tr. X. Guo Village of Stone iv. 20 The non-stop ding-a-ling of bicycle bells.

2. North American colloquial (originally slang). A person who is psychologically disturbed or mentally ill, esp. (in early use) as a result of being confined in a prison for a long time. Later chiefly in weakened sense: an eccentric, foolish, or odd person. Cf. sense C.Recorded earliest in ding-a-ling wagon n. at Compounds.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mentally ill person > [noun] > mad person

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mentalist1990

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > idiot, crazy person

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dough ball1983

numpty1985

divvy1987

1899 Record-Union (Sacramento, Calif.) 16 July 7/2 The ding-a-ling wagon backed up and took him to the funny house where he's now playing with paper dolls.

1936 Sunday Davenport (Iowa) Democrat 3 May 8/3 Dingalings, goofy prisoners, or those called ‘stir simple’ after long years in prison.

1940 L. L. Stanley & E. Wells Men at their Worst xvi. 142 When a convict tells me another man is a ‘dingaling,’ then I am certain the man is crazy.

1967 New Yorker 27 May 33/2 Always wearing black tights under her dress and other kinds of kinky gear... This kid is a dangerous ding-a-ling and I don't know why I handle her.

1971 Time 12 Apr. 52 A generally staid, middle-class group, the jurors were unprepared for the grueling experience, which was enough to make ding-a-lings out of the most stable personalities.

2004 USA Today (Nexis) 4 Oct. (Life section) Sandy, that's 20 miles! Do the math, you ding-a-ling!

3. slang (originally U.S.). The penis. Cf. ding n.⁶, dinger n.⁵, ding-dong n. 4.

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the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [noun] > penis

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Percy1965

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dipstick1970

tonk1970

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salami1977

monkey1978

langer1983

wanker1987

1969 E. Bullins In Wine Time i, in Five Plays 128 Pour yourself a drink, Ray. Put some hair on your..ding-a-ling.

1970 Off our Backs 14 Dec. 13/3 Two freaks in the nude with only daisies covering their ding-a-lings.

1975 R. H. Rimmer Premar Exper. (1976) i. 52 My damned ding-a-ling was pointing my bathrobe into a tent, and other than grabbing it and holding it down, there wasn't much I could do.

2005 GQ Oct. 147/2 A few months later, a neighbour boy came over and I played with his ding-a-ling.

C. adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

Originally: silly, foolish. Later: insane, crazy. Cf. sense B. 2.

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective]

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ding-a-ling1935

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numpty1992

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > affected with

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parlatic1941

troppo1941

up the creek1941

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psychological1952

out to lunch1955

starkers1956

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round the twist1960

yampy1963

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out of one's skull1967

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batshit1971

woo-woo1971

nutso1973

out of (one's) gourd1977

wacko1977

off one's meds1986

1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 31/1 Ding-a-ling, brainless.

1971 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 29 May 3/2 While we chatted, he kept making abrupt moves... It's apparent he'd go ding-a-ling if he had to sit on that bench too long.

2019 @PolGaloreScot 22 June in twitter.com (accessed 31 Jan. 2020) Have you actually now gone full Mrs. Rochester? Bats, nuts, totally ding-a-ling, capital K Krazy?

Compounds

† ding-a-ling hat n. Obsolete a style of woman's hat resembling a church bell, having a large dome-shaped crown and small rolled brim.The hat enjoyed brief popularity in the United States around 1910 and was considered to be somewhat eccentric.

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1910 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 11 Oct. 7/4 (caption) Latest in New York—The ‘ding-a-ling’ hat.

1911 Washington Post 4 Mar. 7/5 Ding-a-ling hats..are doomed in Washington at least, judging by the..headwear of the young women within the last two weeks.

ding-a-ling wagon n. North American slang a vehicle used to transport people who are mentally ill or psychologically disturbed to a psychiatric hospital.Usually (with humorous exaggeration) referred to in order to imply a person's supposedly unbalanced or deluded state of mind.

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1899 Record-Union (Sacramento, Calif.) 16 July 7/2 The ding-a-ling wagon backed up and took him to the funny house where he's now playing with paper dolls.

1916 Sat. Evening Post 12 Feb. 12/2 You can't chase a lady up the way you're doing, you know. It's too metropolitan for this burg and is liable to land you in the ding-a-ling wagon.

1975 Playground Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) 10 Aug. 7 c/1 The neighbors won't stare or call the ding-a-ling wagon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ding-a-ling
释义	ding-a-lingint.n.adj. Brit. /ˌdɪŋəˈlɪŋ/, /ˈdɪŋəlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdɪŋəˌlɪŋ/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: ding int.; ding-a-ding at ding int. Etymology: Either (i) reduplicated < ding int., with insertion of -a- , connective, and variation of initial consonants, or (ii) an alteration (with consonant variation) of ding-a-ding at ding int. Compare earlier ting-a-ring int. and ring-a-ding int., and also ting-a-ling int. With use as noun compare earlier ting-a-ling n.In sense B. 2 probably with reference either to a sound of ringing in a person's head as an indication of psychological disturbance, or to the sound of bells out of control; compare earlier ding n.⁷ and also dingbat n. 3a. With sense B. 3 compare earlier ding-dong n. 4 (see the discussion at that entry); compare also earlier ding n.⁶ and dinger n.⁵ A. int. Representing the sound of the repeated ringing of a bell, or a sound resembling or imitating this. Frequently with reference to a sound of this type made by a telephone. Cf. ting-a-ling int. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [interjection] > sound of bell ding-dong?1577 ding?1578 ting-tang1673 tan-tin1721 ding-a-ling1829 1829 Bower of Taste 30 May 322 Ding-a-ling-a-ling goes the bell; ‘coming’, cries my man in a stentorian voice out of the window, to prevent its repetition. 1838 J. H. Ingraham in Amer. Monthly Mag. July 34 ‘Ho! Ding a ling, a ling ling! Ho, John ho!..Ding ling, ling ding, l——’ and the bell-rope parted at the ceiling, and came down in my hand. 1917 Deseret Evening News (Salt Lake City, Utah) 22 Dec. iii. 33/4 Mr. Walker was explaining that very phase of the work when his telephone went ding-a-ling. 2020 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 15 May A nearby cat's bell goes ‘ding-a-ling’. B. n. 1. The sound of the repeated ringing of a bell; a sound resembling or imitating this. Frequently with reference to a sound of this type made by a telephone. Cf. ting-a-ling n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > ringing sound > [noun] ringOE ringingc1300 ringlinga1398 trongling1398 tinging1495 cling1578 sing-sing1659 tang1669 dingle-dangle1694 chang1788 dingling1822 ding-a-ling1886 clappering1891 1886 Weekly Detroit Free Press 2 Jan. 1/4 She heard the door-bell's cheerful ding-a-ling-ling. 1894 E. Banks Campaigns Curiosity 77 I was awakened by the ding-a-ling of the front-door bell. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 22 Aug. (Final ed.) f2 The veteran catcher..hadn't heard the ding-a-ling of the bullpen phone. 2012 C. Carter tr. X. Guo Village of Stone iv. 20 The non-stop ding-a-ling of bicycle bells. 2. North American colloquial (originally slang). A person who is psychologically disturbed or mentally ill, esp. (in early use) as a result of being confined in a prison for a long time. Later chiefly in weakened sense: an eccentric, foolish, or odd person. Cf. sense C.Recorded earliest in ding-a-ling wagon n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mentally ill person > [noun] > mad person woodman1297 madmanc1330 lunatic1377 franticc1380 madwomana1438 March harec1500 Bedlam beggar1525 fanaticc1525 bedlama1529 frenetic1528 Jack o' Bedlam1528 Tom o' Bedlam1569 crack-brain1570 madbrain1570 Tom1575 madcap1589 gelt1596 madhead1600 brainsick1605 madpash1611 non compos1628 madling1638 bedlam-man1658 bedlamerc1675 fan1682 bedlamite1691 cracka1701 lymphatic1708 shatter-brain1719 mad1729 maniaca1763 non compos mentis1765 shatter-pate1775 shatter-wit1775 insane1786 craze1831 dement1857 crazy1867 crackpot1883 loony1884 bug1885 psychopath1885 dingbat1887 psychopathic1890 ding-a-ling1899 meshuggener1900 détraqué1902 maddiea1903 nut1908 mental1913 ding1929 lakes1934 wack1938 fruitcake1942 nutty1942 barm-pot1951 nutcake1953 nutter1958 nutcase1959 nut job1959 meshuga1962 nutsy1964 headcase1965 nutball1968 headbanger1973 nutso1975 wacko1977 nut bar1978 mentalist1990 the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > idiot, crazy person Jack foolc1405 drivel1478 idiotc1480 nidiot1533 hare-brain1542 hare-copa1566 nidget1579 lunatic1602 flight-head1605 moonling1631 driveller1682 tomfool1683 niddy-noddy1722 imbecile1781 puggle1783 gype1825 eejit1853 nowmun1854 dinlo1873 loon1885 ratbag1890 doughbakea1895 ding-a-ling1899 feeb1914 dingbat1915 bodoh1922 diddy1933 Nimrod1933 pranny1949 momo1953 head-the-ball1958 flake1968 fuckwit1969 tattie-bogle1969 div1975 tube1975 wazzock1976 gonzo1977 motorhead1979 prannet1979 twonk1981 dough ball1983 numpty1985 divvy1987 1899 Record-Union (Sacramento, Calif.) 16 July 7/2 The ding-a-ling wagon backed up and took him to the funny house where he's now playing with paper dolls. 1936 Sunday Davenport (Iowa) Democrat 3 May 8/3 Dingalings, goofy prisoners, or those called ‘stir simple’ after long years in prison. 1940 L. L. Stanley & E. Wells Men at their Worst xvi. 142 When a convict tells me another man is a ‘dingaling,’ then I am certain the man is crazy. 1967 New Yorker 27 May 33/2 Always wearing black tights under her dress and other kinds of kinky gear... This kid is a dangerous ding-a-ling and I don't know why I handle her. 1971 Time 12 Apr. 52 A generally staid, middle-class group, the jurors were unprepared for the grueling experience, which was enough to make ding-a-lings out of the most stable personalities. 2004 USA Today (Nexis) 4 Oct. (Life section) Sandy, that's 20 miles! Do the math, you ding-a-ling! 3. slang (originally U.S.). The penis. Cf. ding n.⁶, dinger n.⁵, ding-dong n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > male sex organs > [noun] > penis weapona1000 tarsec1000 pintleOE cock?c1335 pillicock?c1335 yard1379 arrowa1382 looma1400 vergea1400 instrumentc1405 fidcocka1475 privya1500 virile member (or yard)?1541 prickc1555 tool1563 pillock1568 penis1578 codpiece1584 needle1592 bauble1593 dildo1597 nag1598 virility1598 ferret1599 rubigo?a1600 Jack1604 mentula1605 virge1608 prependent1610 flute1611 other thing1628 engine1634 manhood1640 cod1650 quillity1653 rammer1653 runnion1655 pego1663 sex1664 propagator1670 membrum virile1672 nervea1680 whore-pipe1684 Roger1689 pudding1693 handle?1731 machine1749 shaft1772 jock1790 poker1811 dickyc1815 Johnny?1833 organ1833 intromittent apparatus1836 root1846 Johnson1863 Peter1870 John Henry1874 dickc1890 dingusc1890 John Thomasc1890 old fellowc1890 Aaron's rod1891 dingle-dangle1893 middle leg1896 mole1896 pisser1896 micky1898 baby-maker1902 old man1902 pecker1902 pizzle1902 willy1905 ding-dong1906 mickey1909 pencil1916 dingbatc1920 plonkerc1920 Johna1922 whangera1922 knob1922 tube1922 ding1926 pee-pee1927 prong1927 pud1927 hose1928 whang1928 dong1930 putz1934 porkc1935 wiener1935 weenie1939 length1949 tadger1949 winkle1951 dinger1953 winky1954 dork1961 virilia1962 rig1964 wee-wee1964 Percy1965 meat tool1966 chopper1967 schlong1967 swipe1967 chode1968 trouser snake1968 ding-a-ling1969 dipstick1970 tonk1970 noonies1972 salami1977 monkey1978 langer1983 wanker1987 1969 E. Bullins In Wine Time i, in Five Plays 128 Pour yourself a drink, Ray. Put some hair on your..ding-a-ling. 1970 Off our Backs 14 Dec. 13/3 Two freaks in the nude with only daisies covering their ding-a-lings. 1975 R. H. Rimmer Premar Exper. (1976) i. 52 My damned ding-a-ling was pointing my bathrobe into a tent, and other than grabbing it and holding it down, there wasn't much I could do. 2005 GQ Oct. 147/2 A few months later, a neighbour boy came over and I played with his ding-a-ling. C. adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). Originally: silly, foolish. Later: insane, crazy. Cf. sense B. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > [adjective] dizzyc825 unwisec825 redelessOE unwittyc1000 daftlikec1175 witlessc1175 canga1225 adoted?c1225 cangun?c1225 egedec1225 cangeda1250 foola1250 snepea1250 aerwittec1275 sotlyc1275 unslyc1275 unwitterc1275 unwilya1300 nicec1300 goosishc1374 unskilfulc1374 follyc1380 lewdc1380 mis-feelinga1382 dottlec1390 foltedc1390 peevishc1400 fona1425 fonnishc1425 foliousa1450 foolisha1450 daft?c1450 doitedc1450 dotyc1450 daffish1470 insapientc1470 gucked?a1500 wanwittya1500 furious1526 insipient1528 seelya1529 dawish?1529 foolage1545 momish1546 base-wittedc1547 stultitiousa1549 follifulc1550 senseless1565 mopish1568 fondish1579 unsensiblea1586 fondly1587 dizzardly1594 follial1596 featlessc1598 fopperly1599 gowkeda1605 inept1604 simple1604 anserine1607 foppish1608 silly ass1608 unsage1608 wisdomless1608 fool-beggeda1616 Gotham1621 noddy1645 badot1653 dosser-headed1655 infrunite1657 nonsensicalc1661 slight1663 sappy1670 datelessa1686 noddy-peaked1694 nizy1709 dottled1772 gypit1804 shay-brained1806 folly-stricken1807 fool-like1811 goosy1811 spoony1813 niddle-noddle1821 gumptionless1823 daftish1825 anserous1826 as crazy as a loon1830 spoonish1833 cheese-headed1836 dotty1860 fool-fool1868 noodly1870 dilly1873 gormless1883 daffy1884 monkey-doodle1886 mosy1887 jay1891 pithecanthropic1897 peanut-headed1906 dinlo1907 boob1911 goofy1921 ding-a-ling1935 jerky1944 jerk1947 jerkish1948 pointy-headed1950 doofus1967 twitty1967 twittish1969 nerkish1975 numpty1992 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > [adjective] > insanity or madness > affected with woodc725 woodsekc890 giddyc1000 out of (by, from, of) wit or one's witc1000 witlessc1000 brainsickOE amadc1225 lunaticc1290 madc1330 sickc1340 brain-wooda1375 out of one's minda1387 frenetica1398 fonda1400 formada1400 unwisea1400 brainc1400 unwholec1400 alienate?a1425 brainless1434 distract of one's wits1470 madfula1475 furious1475 distract1481 fro oneself1483 beside oneself1490 beside one's patience1490 dementa1500 red-wood?1507 extraught1509 misminded1509 peevish1523 bedlam-ripe1525 straughta1529 fanatic1533 bedlama1535 daft1540 unsounda1547 stark raving (also staring) mad1548 distraughted1572 insane1575 acrazeda1577 past oneself1576 frenzy1577 poll-mad1577 out of one's senses1580 maddeda1586 frenetical1588 distempered1593 distraught1597 crazed1599 diswitted1599 idle-headed1599 lymphatical1603 extract1608 madling1608 distracteda1616 informala1616 far gone1616 crazy1617 March mada1625 non compos mentis1628 brain-crazed1632 demented1632 crack-brained1634 arreptitiousa1641 dementate1640 dementated1650 brain-crackeda1652 insaniated1652 exsensed1654 bedlam-witteda1657 lymphatic1656 mad-like1679 dementative1685 non compos1699 beside one's gravity1716 hyte1720 lymphated1727 out of one's head1733 maddened1735 swivel-eyed1758 wrong1765 brainsickly1770 fatuous1773 derangedc1790 alienated1793 shake-brained1793 crack-headed1796 flighty1802 wowf1802 doitrified1808 phrenesiac1814 bedlamite1815 mad-braineda1822 fey1823 bedlamitish1824 skire1825 beside one's wits1827 as mad as a hatter1829 crazied1842 off one's head1842 bemadded1850 loco1852 off one's nut1858 off his chump1864 unsane1867 meshuga1868 non-sane1868 loony1872 bee-headed1879 off one's onion1881 off one's base1882 (to go) off one's dot1883 locoed1885 screwy1887 off one's rocker1890 balmy or barmy on (or in) the crumpet1891 meshuggener1892 nutty1892 buggy1893 bughouse1894 off one's pannikin1894 ratty1895 off one's trolley1896 batchy1898 twisted1900 batsc1901 batty1903 dippy1903 bugs1904 dingy1904 up the (also a) pole1904 nut1906 nuts1908 nutty as a fruitcake1911 bugged1920 potty1920 cuckoo1923 nutsy1923 puggled1923 blah1924 détraqué1925 doolally1925 off one's rocket1925 puggle1925 mental1927 phooey1927 crackers1928 squirrelly1928 over the edge1929 round the bend1929 lakes1934 ding-a-ling1935 wacky1935 screwball1936 dingbats1937 Asiatic1938 parlatic1941 troppo1941 up the creek1941 screwed-up1943 bonkers1945 psychological1952 out to lunch1955 starkers1956 off (one's) squiff1960 round the twist1960 yampy1963 out of (also off) one's bird1966 out of one's skull1967 whacked out1969 batshit1971 woo-woo1971 nutso1973 out of (one's) gourd1977 wacko1977 off one's meds1986 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 31/1 Ding-a-ling, brainless. 1971 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 29 May 3/2 While we chatted, he kept making abrupt moves... It's apparent he'd go ding-a-ling if he had to sit on that bench too long. 2019 @PolGaloreScot 22 June in twitter.com (accessed 31 Jan. 2020) Have you actually now gone full Mrs. Rochester? Bats, nuts, totally ding-a-ling, capital K Krazy? Compounds † ding-a-ling hat n. Obsolete a style of woman's hat resembling a church bell, having a large dome-shaped crown and small rolled brim.The hat enjoyed brief popularity in the United States around 1910 and was considered to be somewhat eccentric. ΚΠ 1910 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 11 Oct. 7/4 (caption) Latest in New York—The ‘ding-a-ling’ hat. 1911 Washington Post 4 Mar. 7/5 Ding-a-ling hats..are doomed in Washington at least, judging by the..headwear of the young women within the last two weeks. ding-a-ling wagon n. North American slang a vehicle used to transport people who are mentally ill or psychologically disturbed to a psychiatric hospital.Usually (with humorous exaggeration) referred to in order to imply a person's supposedly unbalanced or deluded state of mind. ΚΠ 1899 Record-Union (Sacramento, Calif.) 16 July 7/2 The ding-a-ling wagon backed up and took him to the funny house where he's now playing with paper dolls. 1916 Sat. Evening Post 12 Feb. 12/2 You can't chase a lady up the way you're doing, you know. It's too metropolitan for this burg and is liable to land you in the ding-a-ling wagon. 1975 Playground Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida) 10 Aug. 7 c/1 The neighbors won't stare or call the ding-a-ling wagon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.adj.1829
随便看	to let off to let off lightly to let off steam to let on to let one off easy to let one's back hair down to let one's fingers do the walking to let one's freak flag fly to let one's hair down to let one's heart rule one's head to let oneself go to let out to let out ,forth for farm to let out ,forth in farm to let out ,forth to farm to let out a reef to let out of to let out the links to let overpass to let overslide to let pass to let pass in silence to let pass with silence to let persons shift to let put to hire