ding-a-ling

[ding-uh-ling] / ˈdɪŋ əˌlɪŋ /

NOUN

foolish or silly person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dingbat flake kook

STRONG

nut screwball wacko

WEAK

eccentric fool oddball weirdo

Example Sentences

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But today's punk rockers have no time for euphemisms like Chuck Berry's "ding-a-ling."

From Time Magazine Archive

I can’t believe the charade has gone on this long, with Mister Johnny knowing about me, and Miss Celia walking around like a ding-a-ling, like she’s still pulling her trick.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Mrs. Parrott was wearing her new ding-a-ling hat, grass-green in color, which, topping off the moss-colored serge which, closely fitting her attenuated figure, gave Mrs. Parrott a surprising resemblance to a katydid about to jump.

From The Lady Doc by Lockhart, Caroline