| Find fault with, informally |
New York Times |
21 Nov 2025 |
| Breakfast time! You pop leftovers in the microwave and hit the button, waiting for the cheerful ___ sound! |
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| Service bell sound |
LA Times Daily |
16 Nov 2025 |
| "___-dong!" (doorbell sound) |
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| Microwave-timer sound |
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| "Correct answer" sound |
LA Times Mini |
22 Oct 2025 |
| Minor car scar |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2025 |
| [correct answer sound] |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Oct 2025 |
| Apt rhyme for "ping" |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2025 |
| Toaster oven sound |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2025 |
| Microwave sound |
The Telegraph Mini |
12 Jul 2025 |
| Doorbell noise, ... dong |
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| High-pitched sound of a bell (4) |
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| Inspiriting sound on a game show |
New York Times |
29 Apr 2025 |
| Surfboard flaw |
Newsday |
24 Apr 2025 |
| Blemish on a car |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Chime |
USA Today Quick |
26 Feb 2025 |
| Microwave sound |
USA Today |
04 Feb 2025 |
| 2016 World Snooker Championship runnerup, ... Junhui (4) |
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| Little dent |
LA Times Mini |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Sounding part, keep sounding (4) |
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| See 27A, Press going after corporate image in stigmatising article |
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| Dent (colloq) (4) |
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| "___-dong!" ("Open the door" sound) |
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| Small dent |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Minor dent in a car (colloq) (4) |
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| Minor dent |
Universal |
28 Sep 2024 |
| "___-dong!" (doorbell) |
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| "___-dong!" (doorbell sound) |
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| "___-dong!" ("Open the door" sound) |
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| Little dent |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jun 2024 |
| Small dent |
New York Times |
04 Jun 2024 |
| ____ Junhui, Chinese snooker player |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 May 2024 |
| ___ Junhui, snooker player (4) |
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| Nick on a car door? |
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| Stanley Holloway proclaimed, "I'm getting married in the morning! ... dong! the bells are gonna chime" |
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| Ding ___, doorbell sound (4) |
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| [That's right!] |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2024 |
| Minor fender dent |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2024 |
| "___-dong!" ("Open the door" sound) |
|
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| Kitchen timer sound |
Universal |
29 Jan 2024 |
| ___ Liren, world chess champion (4) |
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| Microwave sound |
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| Microwave alert |
Universal |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Penalize by taking points away |
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| Nursery rhyme "___ Dong Bell" |
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| Fender blemish |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2023 |
| [Correct!] |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2023 |
| Ringing sound — chess grandmaster |
The Guardian Quick |
19 Jul 2023 |
| ___-dong (classic doorbell sound) |
Family Time |
13 Jun 2023 |
| ___-dong |
Family Time |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Little dent on a car (rhymes with "ring") |
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| "___-dong!" ("Open the door!" sound) |
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| Small dent |
Newsday |
24 Jan 2023 |
| [Correct!] |
New York Times |
22 Dec 2022 |
| Little dent |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Sep 2022 |
| Kitchen timer signal |
Newsday |
14 Aug 2022 |
| Tiny bell sound |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2022 |
| Minor dent |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jun 2022 |
| Desk bell's sound |
Universal |
15 Jun 2022 |
| "___ dong" (sound of a bell) |
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| ___ dong (doorbell sound) |
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| Sound effect for a correct answer |
USA Today |
17 Feb 2022 |
| Microwave sound |
|
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| "___-dong!" ("Open the door" sound) |
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| Minor dent |
Universal |
13 Jan 2022 |
| Surfboard damage |
LA Times Daily |
11 Dec 2021 |
| ___-dong-ditch (kid's prank) |
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| Microwave notification |
New York Times |
18 Oct 2021 |
| Penalize, informally |
Universal |
06 Sep 2021 |
| Egg-timer sound |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2021 |
| Fender flaw |
Premier Sunday |
01 Aug 2021 |
| Car door flaw |
Newsday |
18 Jul 2021 |
| Microwave sound, at times |
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| Sound of a small bell |
Newsday |
19 Apr 2021 |
| Minor job at a body shop |
New York Times |
29 Mar 2021 |
| Little dent on a car (rhymes with "ring") |
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| ___-a-ling (bell sound) |
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| Microwave sound |
USA Today |
07 Feb 2021 |
| Minor fender damage |
New York Times |
23 Nov 2020 |
| Sound meaning ''Correct!'' |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2020 |
| Dreaded sound at a spelling bee |
Universal |
26 Sep 2020 |
| Kitchen timer's sound |
Universal |
17 Sep 2020 |
| ''That's correct!'' |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2020 |
| Little dent |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Aug 2020 |
| Toaster oven sound |
USA Today |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Car door flaw |
Newsday |
12 Jul 2020 |
| Phone alert sound |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2020 |
| Little dent |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jul 2020 |
| Demerit |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2020 |
| Minor bodywork blemish |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2020 |
| Small imperfection |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Mar 2020 |
| Small dent |
Premier Sunday |
09 Feb 2020 |
| Kitchen timer sound |
|
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| Small dent on a car, informally |
|
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| Small fender flaw |
Universal |
13 Nov 2019 |
| ___-dong (doorbell sound) |
Family Time |
10 Nov 2019 |
| Minor fender damage |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2019 |
| ___-a-ling (ringing sound of a bell) |
|
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| ___-a-ling (microwave sound) |
|
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| Microwave sound, at times |
|
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| Kitchen timer signal |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Microwave sound |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Kitchen timer sound |
USA Today |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Ringing sound from a loud noise gee! |
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| Kitchen timer's sound |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Small dent |
Universal |
16 Apr 2019 |
| Parking mishap |
Universal |
03 Mar 2019 |
| Nursery rhyme "___ Dong Bell" |
|
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| Kitchen timer sound |
|
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| Microwave sound |
|
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| Parking mishap |
|
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| Small dent |
|
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| Microwave signal, sometimes |
LA Times Daily |
23 Nov 2018 |
| Microwave signal, sometimes |
The Washington Post |
23 Nov 2018 |
| ___ Dong Bell (nursery rhyme) |
|
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| 'Correct answer!' sound |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2018 |
| "The cookies are done!" sound |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jul 2018 |
| 'The cookies are done!' sound |
The Washington Post |
08 Jul 2018 |
| Small dent |
Family Time |
03 Jun 2018 |
| Sound after a correct quiz answer |
USA Today |
15 Mar 2018 |
| Little dent |
Premier Sunday |
11 Mar 2018 |
| "___-dong" (typical sound for a bell) |
|
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| Microwave signal, sometimes |
|
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| "The cookies are done!" sound |
|
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| "Correct answer!" sound |
|
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| Bell sound |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Car door dent |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2017 |
| Kitchen timer's sound |
USA Today |
04 Oct 2017 |
| "Correct!" sound |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2017 |
| 'Correct!' sound |
The Washington Post |
12 Aug 2017 |
| Quiz show sound |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Elevator sound |
Universal |
18 Jul 2017 |
| Surfboard flaw |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2017 |
| Small bell's sound |
Newsday |
10 Jan 2017 |
| Hail damage evidence |
The Washington Post |
01 Jan 2017 |
| Kitchen timer's sound |
|
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| "Correct!" sound |
|
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| Elevator sound |
|
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| Car door dent |
|
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| Game show sound effect |
USA Today |
17 Oct 2016 |
| Timer sound |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2016 |
| Game show |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2016 |
| Minor damage |
Newsday |
05 May 2016 |
| Small bell sound |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2016 |
| Timer sound |
|
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| Game show sound effect |
|
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| Mini-bell sound |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Nov 2015 |
| Minor bumper problem |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2015 |
| Minor dent |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Oct 2015 |
| Minor dent |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2015 |
| Field gun missing fuel creates barely audible sound |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Aug 2015 |
| Bumper defect |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2015 |
| Parking lot mishap |
LA Times Daily |
12 Apr 2015 |
| Penalize |
Jonesin |
26 Feb 2015 |
| Small dent on a fender |
Family Time |
23 Feb 2015 |
| Minor dent |
|
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| Parking lot mishap |
|
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| Minor bumper problem |
|
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| Parking lot mishap |
|
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| Minor dent |
|
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| Bumper defect |
|
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| Blackball |
|
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| Bell sound |
|
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| Car door dent |
|
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| Kitchen timer sound |
|
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| Minor dent |
|
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| "That's correct!" |
|
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| Bell sound |
|
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| Kitchen-timer sound |
|
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| Small dent |
|
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| Buick blemish |
|
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| Bumper defect |
|
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| Game show sound |
|
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| Nick in the finish |
|
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| Little dent |
|
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| Car owner's annoyance |
|
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| Criticize in a small way, informally |
|
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| "That's right!" |
|
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| Slangy dent |
|
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| "Time's up" sound |
|
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| "Correct answer!" sound |
|
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| "Correct answer!" sound |
|
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| "Correct answer" sound, sometimes |
|
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| Sound of a small bell |
|
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| Fender damage |
|
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| "Correct answer" sound |
|
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| "Correct answer" sound |
|
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| Minor dent |
|
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| Game show sound |
|
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| Fender blemish |
|
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| Car scar |
|
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| Fender flaw |
|
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| Tiny bell sound |
|
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| Fender flaw |
|
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| Game-show sound |
|
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| Fender nick |
|
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| Minor damage |
|
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| [That is correct!] |
|
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| Minor damage |
|
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| Small-bell sound |
|
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| DeVille door dent |
|
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| Little job for a body shop |
|
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| Timer alert |
|
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| Game show answer signal |
|
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| Timer alert |
|
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| Little job for a body shop |
|
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| Fender concern |
|
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| Kitchen timer alert |
|
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| A bit more than a tinkle |
|
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| Southwest sound? |
|
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| Kitchen timer alert |
|
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| Fender concern |
|
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| A bit more than a tinkle |
|
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| Slight impression |
|
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| Nick |
|
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| Dent slightly |
|
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| Fender bender result |
|
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| Car-door nick |
|
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| Little dent |
|
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| Car owner's annoyance |
|
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| Quiz show sound |
|
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| Fender dent |
|
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| Bell sound |
|
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| Fender blemish |
|
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| Minor damage |
|
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| Parking lot souvenir |
|
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| "Rama Lama ___ Dong": The Edsels |
|
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| Car scar |
|
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| Little flaw |
|
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| Fender nick |
|
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| Car scar |
|
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| Body shop concern |
|
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| Elevator sound |
|
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| Minor dent |
|
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| Minor dent |
|
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| Doorbell sound |
|
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| Door nick |
|
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| Small dent |
|
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| Slight impression |
|
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| Slight impression |
|
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| Dent slightly |
|
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| Nick |
|
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| Fender imperfection |
|
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| Blackball |
|
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| Fender mar |
|
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| Flaw in 36 Down |
|
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| Small dent |
|
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| Small dent |
|
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| Bell sound |
|
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| Dinner bell sound |
|
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| Surfboard flaw |
|
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| Fender crease |
|
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| Surfboard flaw |
|
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| Fender nick |
|
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| __-a-ling |
|
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| Quiz show sound |
|
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| Small dent on a fender |
|
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| Game show answer signal |
|
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| Dent |
|
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| Game show sound |
|
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| Bumper blemish |
|
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| Bat or dong starter |
|
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| Kind of bat |
|
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| Bell sound |
|
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| "___ dong bell . . . " |
|
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| Talk or urge repetitiously |
|
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| Part of a bell sound |
|
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| Cartoonist Jay Darling |
|
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| Cartoonist Darling |
|
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| Keep repeating |
|
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| Sound of a bell. |
|
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| Clang. |
|
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| First word in well-known nursery rhyme. |
|
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| Bell sound. |
|
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| Cartoonist J. Darling. |
|
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| Part of a TV School. |
|
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| Signature of a famous cartoonist. |
|
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| Famous cartoonist. |
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| Collision sound |
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