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ding ding

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Etymology

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Reduplication of ding, after the double-bell-ring of a tram.

Noun

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ding ding (plural ding dings)

  1. (Hong Kong, informal) A tram.
    • 2017, Cannix Yau, “Happy happy ding ding? Hong Kong’s new-look trams offer more smiles per mile”, in 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”.

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