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Rfv-sense: To back out of a task in a shameful manner. Never heard of it. Possibly "ding out". DCDuring TALK 18:20, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

RFV failed, sense removed. —Ruakh_TALK 02:39, 1 March 2010 (UTC)

new verb sense?

I don't know how you would add this (at ding or be dinged, perhaps ding out?) but in a spelling bee to be "dinged" is to spell incorrectly and be eliminated with the "ding" of the judge's bell. Examples [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] --67.217.0.108 16:53, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

It's not restricted to situations where a bell is used. A student can be "dinged" for spelling errors in a paper, meaning that the grade is reduced. --EncycloPetey 16:55, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I've never heard it that way. Would that be a different use then? This one refers specifically to the judge's bell. (I've never heard it used in a bee where a bell isn't used.) --67.217.0.108 16:57, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

That might have something to do with the origin, but the two are the same meaning: Being marked or considered wrong, especially with regard to spelling. --EncycloPetey 16:58, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

How would it be added here, then? I would but I don't know the format. --67.217.0.108 17:00, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I looked around on your site a little and it seems you prefer examples from books. [6] [7] --67.217.0.108 17:14, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

We prefer any citations that are "durably archived" because they can be checked late. See WT:CFI for more. Examples of pages with formatted citations include (deprecated template usage) listen and (deprecated template usage) parrot. --EncycloPetey 17:15, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Would newspaper articles count, then? And how would I add the sense to your entry? --67.217.0.108 17:17, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Try using the edit, and make your best effort! You don't really learn to do it unless you try, and someone can help with any corrections afterwards. Yes, newspaper articles are usable, since most major newspapers are archived in libraries. --EncycloPetey 17:19, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

I added the spelling bee sense. Having never heard the use of misspelling on a test I don't know how to write that. --67.217.0.108 17:21, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

ding=phone/text?(MLE)

Heard in the film Kidulthood: ‘If you see them, ding me!’ Overlordnat1 (talk) 03:51, 26 March 2022 (UTC)