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Saw a post in another community, but now I’m curious…

 

What do you guys call the action (normally done by kids/teenagers) where someone knocks on a door and runs away before the person can answer it.

 

In the US, at least in California, this would be called a “ding-dong ditch.”

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20 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Saw a post in another community, but now I’m curious…

 

What do you guys call the action (normally done by kids/teenagers) where someone knocks on a door and runs away before the person can answer it.

 

In the US, at least in California, this would be called a “ding-dong ditch.”

Some regional variations but generally in the UK, "knock down ginger"

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23 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

Saw a post in another community, but now I’m curious…

 

What do you guys call the action (normally done by kids/teenagers) where someone knocks on a door and runs away before the person can answer it.

 

In the US, at least in California, this would be called a “ding-dong ditch.”

There might be regional differences, but in my youth it was known as "belletje trekken", which literally means "pulling the little bell" :p 

 

I don't really see it being done anymore though, and personally I didn't do it that often when I was at the age where most kids do so (like 8-10 years old or so) :p 

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I’ve read that’s it’s called “Nicky Nicky nine doors” in parts of Canada. Is that true @intoronto @orangeman?

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On 10/27/2023 at 10:36 PM, Olympian1010 said:

Saw a post in another community, but now I’m curious…

 

What do you guys call the action (normally done by kids/teenagers) where someone knocks on a door and runs away before the person can answer it.

 

In the US, at least in California, this would be called a “ding-dong ditch.”

In Indonesia, it's called bel iseng ("mischief bell") because doorbells are seen as novelty for kids from poorer neighborhoods. Knocking doors maybe a bit unusual since people here often just hanging around in front of their houses with doors wide open during the day (unless you live in a gated community). I think the last time I saw kids doing this to my house was 8 or 9 years ago, I think kids nowadays prefer to play those tower defense games with their phones lol

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8 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

I’ve read that’s it’s called “Nicky Nicky nine doors” in parts of Canada. Is that true @intoronto @orangeman?

Yes, it's known as that. In my part of Canada, anyway.  Ding-dong-ditch makes more sense, though, haha.  

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