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Normally a sporting term but can be appled to any team situation.

Someone, not a regular member of a team, who has been surreptitiously brought in for one match because they have superior skills to the person who normally plays in that position.

In horse racing, A fast horse disguised as, and racing under the name of a known slow horse. So those involved can bet at high odds and get a large winning payout from the bookmakers
Lookout, they're playing a ring in at full back

One of the biggest scandals in Australian horse racing was the Fine Cotton ring in
ring in by BT4a November 5, 2011
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someone who just appears to be there without invitation or invites them self sometimes in an unwanted situation but it is possible to ring in with friends if you see them down the street thus accompaning them but generally ringing in seeing as you were not invited
"hey can i ring in with you guys"
can also be :
ringing in "that dude is always ringing in"
rings in " fred always just rings in "

kinda like gate crashing but not in more of an everyday life sence
ring in by kirsty * January 7, 2006
Gang term - person or persons (usualy friends or people from another gang) that are called to help in gang wars/fights

They are called this because they are usaualy phoned just before or during a fight so they arive late and catch the rival gangs by surprize
A Famous case of this was in the fitzroy gardens when The Fitzroy Boyz were fighting SnK and the fitzroy boyz were getting smashed then the ring ins turned up with macchetees, samaurias and knives. A member from SnK had is arm chopped off and then they ran this resulted in a massive change of turf in melbourne.
ring in by hayden_669 September 7, 2006

Ring in the new year getting cancer

To celebrate the new year at a bar that has poor ventilation and can easily be confused with Snoop Dog's recording studio due to the persistent haze of smoke.
"Man, I really don't want to ring in the new year getting cancer". Do we have to go to Dee's?"

Get In The Ring 

The most in your face, epic rock song ever, written by Guns N' Roses. It speaks of how the glam celebrity writers sell their souls and lie to make money off of the public.
This song was not well recieved by the media, but real Gunners fuckin loved it.
Mick Wall at Kerang!: Guns N' Roses are a bunch of stupid pussies.

Duff and Axl: Get In the ring mother fucker, and we'll kick your bitchy little ass, PUNK.

Mick: I gotta go masterbate to my mothers training bras. Bye!
Get In The Ring by segalsens June 27, 2008

hat in the ring

Get in on a huge blowout family argument
Roger: Boy, that sure was uncomfortable at the holiday gathering yesterday.

Harvey: Not sure what you mean ?

Roger: Lots of conversations and perceived slights henceforth to cry and whine about.

Harvey: Sorry, I had to take a leak every time I heard one start, or get more food.

Roger: Good move. You don't have to throw your hat in the ring then.
Harvey: I block numbers after these get together's for a while. It's great.
hat in the ring by cut the cards March 12, 2023

thumped in the o-ring 

In prison, I got thumped in the o-ring, and I could barely walk afterwards!
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