ringy
English
Etymology 1
From ring + -y (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ringy (comparative more ringy, superlative most ringy)
- (informal) Having a ringing or reverberating sound.
- Having rings (circles), or a ring shape; annular.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From ring + -y (diminutive suffix).
Alternative forms
- ringie
Noun
ringy (plural ringies)
- Alternative form of ringie (“ring”).
- 1998 June 20, Anacabana, “Forgive my ignorance”, in misc.rural[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2 October 2025:
- I had a similar thing happen to me. Just called the guy who did the well test and he helped me diagnose it right over the phone. It was something to do with a filter and not the bladder. Cheap to fix in my case. If you have a local well/pump person, give them a ringy.
- 1998 October 21, Marcel Guay, “Canadian Tradin', eh!”, in rec.music.phish[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2 October 2025:
- All you Canadian hosers, let's get some tradin' going on, eh. I hope I'm not being too much of a hoser, eh, cause my setlist is pretty short. I'm ready to do some beauty exchanges though, so give me a ringy, O.K., beauty.
- 2000 August 11, Da Rocket Avenger, “Sixpack”, in microsoft.public.games.zone.fighterace[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2 October 2025:
- Gets, give me a ringy when you can. Unsure what number you're at.
- 2016 February 9, Louise Cahill, “Back to Belfast: Going home to a city which wears its scars, but can still offer you a fabulous weekend - Northern Ireland-style”, in Daily Mail[4], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 February 2016:
- The Irish love nicknaming landmarks; Billy [Scott] refers to sculptures as 'the thingy with the ringy' (The Beacon Of Hope) and 'the balls on the Falls' (Rise).
Related terms
- ringy-dingy