ding-dong ditch

noun

Etymology

From ding-dong (“sound made by a door bell”) + ditch (“to abandon”).

Definitions

  1. A children's prank in which a doorbell of a home is rung, and then the pranksters run or…

    A children's prank in which a doorbell of a home is rung, and then the pranksters run or cycle away before the occupants of the home open the door.

  2. To perform such a prank.

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