cha-ching
cha-ching · cha-chings · cha-chinged · cha-chinging
To make the noise of a cash register or slot machineTo make the noise of a cash register or slot machine.
/tʃəˈtʃɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(informal, intransitive)To make the noise of a cash register or slot machine.
(informal, intransitive)To make the noise of coins falling.
Origin
Onomatopoeic, imitative of the sound of a mechanical cash register when an amount is rungOnomatopoeic, imitative of the sound of a mechanical cash register when an amount is rung up. Popularized by the movie Wayne's World (1992) and by an advertisement in 1992 featuring Seth Green. The spoken term is also, in the US, a trademarked sound of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
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Forms
cha-chings, cha-chinging, cha-chinged, cha-chinged| Base form | cha-ching · to cha-ching |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cha-chings |
| Present participle | cha-chinging |
| Past simple | cha-chinged |
| Past participle | cha-chinged |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle