# ringy-dingy

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A telephone ring.
2. A call; a ring (an instance of calling someone on the telephone).

## Etymology
From rhyming ring and ding with -y. Used by comedian Lily Tomlin imitating a telephone operator (“one ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingies …”).

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