ding ding
See also: dingding, dìngdìng, and dǐngdǐng
English
Etymology
Reduplication of ding, after the double-bell-ring of a tram
Noun
ding ding (plural ding dings)
- (informal, Hong Kong English) a tram
- 2017, Cannix Yau, Happy happy ding ding? Hong Kong’s new-look trams offer more smiles per mile, South China Morning Post
- Another 157 trams will display a smile on their bumpers for three months to represent Hongkongers’ happy collective memories of the vehicles, affectionately known as “ding dings”.
- 2017, Cannix Yau, Happy happy ding ding? Hong Kong’s new-look trams offer more smiles per mile, South China Morning Post