death knell vs ding-dong

death knell

noun
  • The tolling of a bell announcing death. 

  • A sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something. 

ding-dong

noun
  • A sound made by a bell. 

  • A penis. 

  • An idiot. 

  • A woman's breast. 

  • An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones. 

  • A fight, an argument; a set-to. 

adj
  • Closely fought. 

verb
  • To ring with two tones, like a bell swinging back and forth. 

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