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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cho-injong domang
"아이들이 이웃 집에서 초인종 도망을 했어요."
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2 senses- 1
A prank in which a person rings a doorbell and quickly leaves the scene before the occupant can answer.
"The kids played a doorbell-ditch on their neighbor, giggling as they ran away." - 2
An act of quickly leaving after ringing a doorbell, often done as a joke.
"He was caught doorbell-ditching when the homeowner came out just in time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'doorbell-ditch' is a compound word formed from 'doorbell', which originates from the combination of 'door' and 'bell', referring to a signaling device at a door, and 'ditch', which comes from Old English 'dic', meaning to dig or to escape. The phrase emerged in American English in the late 20th century, describing a prank where someone rings a doorbell and runs away before being seen.
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sonnerie de porte-fuite
Transliteration: sonnerie de porte-fuite
"Les enfants ont fait une sonnerie de porte-fuite chez leur voisin."
Türklingel-Flucht
Transliteration: Türklingel-Flucht
"Die Kinder haben eine Türklingel-Flucht bei ihrem Nachbarn gemacht."
campanello-fuga
Transliteration: campanello-fuga
"I bambini hanno fatto una campanello-fuga dal vicino."
timbre-fuga
Transliteration: timbre-fuga
"Los niños hicieron un timbre-fuga en casa del vecino."
campainha-fuga
Transliteration: campainha-fuga
"As crianças fizeram uma campainha-fuga no vizinho."
दरवाज़ा बेल-भागना
Transliteration: darwaza bel-bhagna
"बच्चों ने पड़ोसी के घर पर दरवाज़ा बेल-भागना किया।"
门铃逃跑
Transliteration: ménlíng táopǎo
"孩子们在邻居家玩门铃逃跑。"
초인종 도망
Transliteration: cho-injong domang
"아이들이 이웃 집에서 초인종 도망을 했어요."
ドアベル逃げ
Transliteration: doaberu nige
"子供たちは隣の家でドアベル逃げをしました。"
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