What does "ramalamadingdong" mean?

A nonsense word used in songs, in later use evoking 1950s American popular music.

Ramalamadingdong

intj, name, slang

intj, name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Intj

1
A nonsense word used in songs, in later use evoking 1950s American popular music. nonce-word
"Who put the bomp in the bomp bah bomp bah bomp? Who put the ram in the rama lama ding dong?"

Proper Noun

1
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan. derogatory, offensive, rare, slang, slur
"During Ramalamadingdong, it can be a little tiring to have to do it so many times more each day, but he's willing to do his part."

"During Ramalamadingdong, it can be a little tiring to have to do it so many times more each day, but he's willing to do his part."

Etymology 1

From ramalamadingdong, from the similarity in sound.

Etymology 2

Originally a nonsense word in a song recorded in 1957 by The Edsels.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.