ching

The sound of metal or glass clinking.

Interjection

  1. The sound of metal or glass clinking.

Origin

Onomatopoeic.

Derived

ba-dum ching ka-ching

Noun Entry 2

  1. A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
    • The hoe banged against a spade on the wall, making a loud "ching!" - 1992, Paul McCusker, The Secret Cave of Robinwood, Focus on the Family Publishing, published 1992, →ISBN, page 40:
    • "To predictions coming true," Riley agreed, touching her rim to his with a quiet ching of crystal. - 2004, Jacquie D'Alessandro, We've Got Tonight, Harlequin, published 2004, →ISBN:
    • Joseph gulped and drew his sword with a loud ching. - 2008, Greg Weston, Ocean View Terrace and the Blue Pirate Eater, Lulu, published 2008, →ISBN, page 196:
  2. Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
    • "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." - 2005, Paul Lindsay, The Big Scam, Simon & Schuster, published 2005, →ISBN,...
    • If there are any people owing you money, it's a good time to drive to their houses and look for your "ching". - 2006 April 7, Neville Basson, “The Golden Hour”, in New Era:
    • Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy / Hold onto your ching - 2012, Die Antwoord, “Fatty Boom Boom”, in Ten$Ion:
  3. A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.
  4. A knife.

Forms

chings

Noun plural, plural only

  1. A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.

Origin

Etymology tree Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng)bor. English ching Borrowed from Thai ฉิ่ง (chìng).

Synonyms

chhing

Noun Scotland, slang

  1. Cocaine.
    • 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. - 2002, Irvine Welsh, Porno, Random House, published 2002, →ISBN:
    • Then back again to merely scoring some ching and getting fucking wasted. - 2006, Niall Griffiths, Wreckage, Graywolf Press, published 2006, →ISBN, page 70:
    • She said: "We were all drinking and snorting ching (cocaine). […] - 2011 June 30, David Taylor, “Revealed: Sick prison boasts of woman who stabbed young mum to death in revenge attack”, in Daily Record, Scotland:

Origin

Unknown.

Verb

  1. 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.
    • 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, David J. Morris, Storm on the Horizon: Khafji — The Battle...
    • Crystal chings and we sip. - 2004, Devlin O'Neill, A Maid's Friends and Fantasies: Short Stories, Blue Moon Books, published 2005, →ISBN, page 4:
  2. To stab.
    • No verbal, just chinging, like everyone know that we are on tings. - 2019 August 12, “Deep In It”, Fizzler (lyrics):
    • Stickin' 'em, none of my niggas are innocent. (On s-, on s-) On sight man are just chinging him. - 2021 March 25, “Body” (track 34), in NOW That's What I Call Music! 109 [UK], performed by Russ Millions,Tion Wayne:
    • I try chest shot, he blocked it, so I chinged him in his hand - 2023 June 18, “100mph Freestyle x3”, Clavish (lyrics), 0:59:

    Synonyms: chef shank splash chib ching chive enthrill foin gore gride jab job juke kebab knifecrime lancinate pigstick pink poach run through shiv spear speet stab

  3. Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.

Forms

chings chinging chinged

Related

cha-ching ching chong kerching