dingdongs

Cream-filled Hostess cakes

Dingdongs are stupid or foolish people: Those dingdongs locked themselves out again.

The word imitates the sound of a bell and suggests emptiness—a head that rings hollow.

Dingdong also describes back-and-forth action: a real dingdong battle.

As a noun, a dingdong is a doorbell's sound or, in vulgar slang, a penis.

bellsound

chime

Melodic bell sound

  • ringClosed curve shape
  • tollFee for passage
  • pealResonant ringing burst

doorbell · jingle · tinkle · clang · ding · dong · knell · carillon · signal · alert

slang

fool

Unwise, gullible person

dimwit · nitwit · bonehead · knucklehead · dunce · dolt · airhead · goofball · nincompoop · simpleton

snackcake

Twinkies

Cream-filled sponge cakes

junkfood · snacking · lunchbox · wrapper · preservatives · nostalgic · childhood · processed · convenient · sweet

playful

whimsical

Playfully fanciful or erratic

childish · nonsensical · fun · absurd · comical · zany · amusing · frivolous · jovial · cartoon

Opposites
INTELLIGENCE (slang for fools)

dingdongsgeniuses

Exceptionally gifted intellects

masterminds · brainiacs · intellectuals · whiz kids · savants

bell sound type

dingdongsbuzzes

Produces droning sounds

buzzing · silence · static · hisses · hums

Family

dingdong

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG