ding-dong ditched
Rang and bolted
Ding-dong ditched is the past tense of ding-dong ditch, a prank where someone rings a doorbell and runs away before the occupant answers.
The name mimics the doorbell sound followed by the hasty departure: We ding-dong ditched the grumpy neighbor and hid behind the bushes.
Also called doorbell ditching or, in British English, knock down ginger.
- practical jokeTrick meant to amuse
- knockStrike-produced sound
- door knockingStriking an entrance repeatedly
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
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