ching chong
intj/ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɒŋ/UK/ˈtʃɪŋ ˌtʃɑŋ/US
Etymology
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.
Definitions
Mimicking Chinese, Korean, Thai or other East or Southeast Asian speech.
- 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.
A Chinese or other Asian person.
- “Hey there, Ching Chong, bring the pistol.” In a moment Lee poked the gun butt-first through the door.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ching chong. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA