jingle
/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small piece of metal attached to a musical instrument, such as a tambourine, so as to make a jangling sound when the instrument is played.
noun
A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.
noun
A jingle shell.
Example Sentences
- "He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen."
- "Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached."
- "That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song."
- "The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”"
- "They drove in a jingle across Cork while it was still early morning and Stephen finished his sleep in a bedroom of the Victoria Hotel."
- "Give me a jingle when you find out something."
Etymology
The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: gyngle, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Music.