Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (US Und.) to ring a doorbell.

1919

St Louis Post-Despatch 16 Jan. 25/2: You haven’t sense enough to ding (ring a doorbell) of a house and ask for a lump (bread and meat).

2. to telephone.

1997		C. Newland Scholar 253: Give ’im my number too yeah? I gotta doss man, my dad wants to see me, so jus’ ding me any time.
1999		(con. 1979–80) A. Wheatle Brixton Rock (2004) 102: Bennett, man, ding me a cab.
2001		(con. 1981) A. Wheatle East of Acre Lane 291: As soon as Denise is safe, I’ll ding you.
2016		A. Wheatle Crongton Knights 34: I couldn’t remember the last time he dinged me at school.
2020		G. Krauze What They Was 274: The brer [...] gives me a Nokia 330 and says I’ll be dinging you on this.