What is ch-ching?

Hello Mara


The word is new to me. It hits some 45,000 sites in Google. This number is not so large as a frequency of use of a single word. I believe this sort of slang will be soon out of use. An online slang dictionary says as below.

ch-ching.
This word means excellent, fantastic. It is believed to come from the sound falling coins make when

That usage is pretty outdated. Lately it means a lot of money. I'm convinced that the sound is that of an old-style cash register pushing up the display numbers and opening.

Thanks a lot to you both!

Now, Paco, would you be so kind as to write the address of the online slang dictionary? I'm quite into these things!

Regards,

Mara.

PS: BTW, is "Thanks a lot to you both!" correct? or should it be "Thank you both!"?, or rather "Thanks a lot to you two!"

I find this probl

Hi guys,

I thought the sound of a cash register was 'ka-ching'?

Clive

That's what I thought too. My "accounting for dummies" instructor used that a lot when she talked about cash flows.

Hi,

I thought in China it was 'I Ching'?

Clive

How do you pronounce these? "ch-ching" and "ka-ching"? [tchtching]? [kashing] or [katching]?

Hi,

For "ch-ching" and "ka-ching", I'd say [tchtching] and [katching].

Clive

Thank you, Clive!