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Ding ding ding!
Meaning
- Used as a sound effect to indicate that someone has hit the nail on the head or provided the correct answer. It feels like a game show buzzer going off.
Celebratory, punchy
Used in a sentence
- Ding ding ding, you figured it out!
- Ding ding ding, that is exactly the right answer.
- Ding ding ding, we have a winner!
The backstory
This imitates the sound of a bell ringing on a carnival game or an old-school cash register. It has been adopted into casual speech to signal a winner.
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Nationwide
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