ching chong
/ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɑŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He came up with three or four kids behind him, chanting 'Ching chong! Ching chong! Don't even know how to talk! Don't even know how to fight!'"
- "For example, comedian and talk-show host Adam Corolla and NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal have each previously made ching chong comments in reference to Asians and Asian Americans."
- "Growing up in Nebraska, I was “ching-chong’d” in school and asked why my eyes were so small. Later on, popular kids would compel me to do their homework with overtures of friendship, only to ignore me at recess."
- "“Hey there, Ching Chong, bring the pistol.” In a moment Lee poked the gun butt-first through the door."
Etymology
Pseudo-loan from Chinese. Onomatopoeic, originally representing characteristic syllables of Chinese, such as Mandarin's qing and chong, Cantonese's cing¹ and cong¹, Hokkien's chheng and chhong, etc., as heard by English-speakers, and reinforced by perceptions of other Asian languages, especially with existing surnames of Chinese origin, such as Ching/Cheng and Chong/Chung.
Origin
Word Breakdown
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Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɑŋ/
- British English: /ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/