Words at Play : Top 10 User-Submitted Words, Vol. 7
Definition:
(verb) : to open a car door in such a way that it causes minor surface damage to the vehicle next to it
Example:
"I door-dinged another car's bumper at a grocery store parking lot Saturday. The owner was irate and wants me to pay to have the .10 of an inch "ding" fixed. ... Am I liable?" question posted on LawGuru.com, September 22, 2008
Submitted by:
Karen Edwin, MO
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