# ding-dong ditch

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ding-dong-ditch