ching
See also: Ching
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋ
Noun
ching pl (plural only)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Onomatopeic.
Noun
ching (countable and uncountable, plural chings)
- (countable) A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
- 1992, Paul McCusker, The Secret Cave of Robinwood, Focus on the Family Publishing (1992), →ISBN, page 40:
- The hoe banged against a spade on the wall, making a loud "ching!"
- 2004, Jacquie D'Alessandro, We've Got Tonight, Harlequin (2004), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- "To predictions coming true," Riley agreed, touching her rim to his with a quiet ching of crystal.
- 2008, Greg Weston, Ocean View Terrace and the Blue Pirate Eater, Lulu (2008), →ISBN, page 196:
- Joseph gulped and drew his sword with a loud ching.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:ching.
- 1992, Paul McCusker, The Secret Cave of Robinwood, Focus on the Family Publishing (1992), →ISBN, page 40:
- (uncountable, slang) Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
- 2005, Paul Lindsay, The Big Scam, Simon & Schuster (2005), →ISBN, page 100:
- "Supposedly, it was worth millions back then, so it could be worth maybe ten times as much now."
- Tatorrio whistled. "That's a lot of ching."
- 2006, Neville Basson, "The Golden Hour", New Era, 7 April 2006:
- If there are any people owing you money, it's a good time to drive to their houses and look for your "ching".
- 2012, Die Antwoord, "Fatty Boom Boom", Ten$Ion:
- Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy / Hold onto your ching
- 2012, Erik Biksa, "Ask Erik: Raw! — Shopping Savvy", Rosebud, 18 July 2012:
- If you know how to play your cards when buying, you can definitely save some ching here, especially on bigger ops.
- 2005, Paul Lindsay, The Big Scam, Simon & Schuster (2005), →ISBN, page 100:
Synonyms
- (money): See also Thesaurus:money.
Verb
ching (third-person singular simple present chings, present participle chinging, simple past and past participle chinged)
- To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
- The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea.
- 2004, David J. Morris, Storm on the Horizon: Khafji — The Battle that Changed the Course of the Gulf War, Free Press (2004), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- These shadows, black as the earth they emerged from, were wearing what looked like dull German helmets, their webgear and canteens chinging as they ran.
- 2004, Devlin O'Neill, A Maid's Friends and Fantasies: Short Stories, Blue Moon Books (2005), →ISBN, page 4:
- Crystal chings and we sip.
- 2009, Dean Nelson, God Hides in Plain Sight: How to See the Sacred in a Chaotic World, Brazos Press (2009), →ISBN, page 146:
- One of the braves had an ankle bell that chinged when he walked.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:ching.
See also
Etymology 3
Unknown.
Noun
ching (uncountable)
- (Scotland, slang) Cocaine.
- 2002, Irvine Welsh, Porno, Random House (2002), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- I'll leave the message, but Simon's very much a free spirit, I state to the receiver as I use a fifty-pound note to hoover up some ching.
- 2006, Niall Griffiths, Wreckage, Graywolf Press (2006), →ISBN, page 70:
- Then back again to merely scoring some ching and getting fucking wasted.
- 2011, David Taylor, "Revealed: Sick prison boasts of woman who stabbed young mum to death in revenge attack", Daily Record (Scotland), 30 June 2011:
- She said: "We were all drinking and snorting ching (cocaine). […]
- 2002, Irvine Welsh, Porno, Random House (2002), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:cocaine.
Old Irish
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