Sekirov Dictionary

ching

/ˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun 6
verb 3
exclamation 1
forms 3

noun6

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A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
- The hoe banged against a spade on the wall, making a loud "ching!" — 1992
A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.
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(slang) 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
•
(slang) 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
[plural only] A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.
(slang) A knife.

verb3

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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.
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(slang) To stab.
- No verbal, just chinging, like everyone know that we are on tings. — 2019
Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.

exclamation1

The sound of metal or glass clinking.

forms

chinged · chinging · chings

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