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ding-a-ling definition

☆ ding·-a-ling (diŋ′ə liŋ′)

noun

Slang a crazy, stupid, or eccentric person

Etymology: < the ringing in the head of a punch-drunk boxer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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