ringy-dingy
ringy-dingy · ringy-dingies
A telephone ringA telephone ring.
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial)A telephone ring.
(colloquial)A call; a ring (an instance of calling someone on the telephone).
Origin
From rhyming ring and ding with -y. Used by comedian Lily Tomlin imitating a telephone opeFrom rhyming ring and ding with -y. Used by comedian Lily Tomlin imitating a telephone operator (“one ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingies …”).
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