bod ar y ding-dong

Welsh

FWOTD – 17 October 2025

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːd ar ə ˈdɪŋdɔŋ/

Verb

bod ar y ding-dong (first-person singular present wyf ar y ding-dong)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, archaic) to hesitate, to shilly-shally
    Synonyms: petruso, oedi
    • 1771, Llawysgrif yng nghasgliad Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru [Manuscript in the collection of the National Library of Wales]:
      Roeddwn i ar y ding-dong a awn i yno ai peidio.
      I was on the ding-dong whether to go there or not.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “ding-dong”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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