ka-chingker-chingv.

Brit.

/kəˈtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/kəˈtʃɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– ca-ching, 1900s– cha-ching, 1900s– ka-ching, 1900s– ker-ching.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ka-ching n.

Etymology: < ka-ching n.

intransitive. Of a (mechanical) cash register: to make the sound ‘ka-ching’, to ring up a sale; (hence) to make (large amounts of) money.

ΚΠ

1991 Atlanta Constit. 20 Nov. e1/6 Cha-ching, the sound of another win being stashed into the victory cash register... The Saints just might keep cha-chinging all the way to Super Bowl XXVI.

1999 Esquire July 35/3 Live-action musicals are as dead as the dodo, but animated ones have made Disney's cash registers ka-ching for well over a decade.

2001 Washington Post 8 Aug. c1/6 (heading) The Best Seller. Novelist James Patterson Knows How to Make a Book Ka-Ching.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ka-chingker-chingint.n.

Brit.

/kəˈtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/kəˈtʃɪŋ/,

/kərˈtʃɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– ca-ching, 1900s– cha-ching, 1900s– ka-ching, 1900s– ker-ching (chiefly British).

Origin: An imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare ker- prefix.

A. int.

Indicating the acquisition of (large amounts of) money; expressing happiness at such an acquisition; (also more generally) expressing celebration of or happiness at an achievement.

ΚΠ

1969 H. N. Beard & D. C. Kenney Bored of Rings Foreword p. xiv You've already bought…(Tote up another one on the register, Jocko, 'Ching!')]

1970 Billboard 26 Sept. 82/1 In his mind, he..fingered the coin of the realm, fed the inanimate bread into the machine, a metallic ring—ca-ching!

1986 San Francisco Chron. 23 Nov. (Datebook section) 30/3 Sammy wanted to be there, too—ka-ching, ka-ching-ching—but Wayne [Newton] said, ‘No, not now, not when I'm trying to win my $15 billion libel suit.’

1991 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 31 Oct. b5 Every time the New Orleans Saints score a touchdown, the crowd roars, ‘Cha-Ching!’

1994 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 26 Jan. c1 So how much I make there? Ten thousand bucks? Ka-ching!

1996 D. F. Wallace Infinite Jest 245 Two points, right in there, ka-ching.

2004 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 15 Feb. b6 Total amount bundled by lobbyists? At least $6.5 million this time around. Ka-ching. Ka-ching. Ka-ching.

B. n.

The sound made by a (mechanical) cash register when it rings up a sale. Frequently allusively, implying the acquisition of (large amounts of) money.

ΚΠ

1976 Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown, Pennsylvania) 5 Jan. (Living section) a5/1 Who knows what else will hit the marketplace like the resounding ka-ching of a cash register drawer.

1980 News (Frederick, Maryland) 17 Oct. d6/4 The ca-ching of the brass-plated cash register conjures up the time when beers were a nickel.

1993 Guardian (Nexis) 1 May 70 Shed a tear for the old days, when your purchase was celebrated with a satisfying ker-ching from the cash register.

1996 Face Sept. 128/3 The ker-ching of box-office tills.

2001 Time 3 Dec. 20 Briefly, deliriously, it seemed like old times, as a surprisingly hearty ka-ching kicked off the holiday shopping season.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ka-ching
释义	ka-chingker-chingv. Brit. /kəˈtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /kəˈtʃɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– ca-ching, 1900s– cha-ching, 1900s– ka-ching, 1900s– ker-ching. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: ka-ching n. Etymology: < ka-ching n. intransitive. Of a (mechanical) cash register: to make the sound ‘ka-ching’, to ring up a sale; (hence) to make (large amounts of) money. ΚΠ 1991 Atlanta Constit. 20 Nov. e1/6 Cha-ching, the sound of another win being stashed into the victory cash register... The Saints just might keep cha-chinging all the way to Super Bowl XXVI. 1999 Esquire July 35/3 Live-action musicals are as dead as the dodo, but animated ones have made Disney's cash registers ka-ching for well over a decade. 2001 Washington Post 8 Aug. c1/6 (heading) The Best Seller. Novelist James Patterson Knows How to Make a Book Ka-Ching. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ka-chingker-chingint.n. Brit. /kəˈtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /kəˈtʃɪŋ/, /kərˈtʃɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– ca-ching, 1900s– cha-ching, 1900s– ka-ching, 1900s– ker-ching (chiefly British). Origin: An imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Imitative. Compare ker- prefix. A. int. Indicating the acquisition of (large amounts of) money; expressing happiness at such an acquisition; (also more generally) expressing celebration of or happiness at an achievement. ΚΠ 1969 H. N. Beard & D. C. Kenney Bored of Rings Foreword p. xiv You've already bought…(Tote up another one on the register, Jocko, 'Ching!')] 1970 Billboard 26 Sept. 82/1 In his mind, he..fingered the coin of the realm, fed the inanimate bread into the machine, a metallic ring—ca-ching! 1986 San Francisco Chron. 23 Nov. (Datebook section) 30/3 Sammy wanted to be there, too—ka-ching, ka-ching-ching—but Wayne [Newton] said, ‘No, not now, not when I'm trying to win my $15 billion libel suit.’ 1991 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 31 Oct. b5 Every time the New Orleans Saints score a touchdown, the crowd roars, ‘Cha-Ching!’ 1994 Los Angeles Times (Electronic ed.) 26 Jan. c1 So how much I make there? Ten thousand bucks? Ka-ching! 1996 D. F. Wallace Infinite Jest 245 Two points, right in there, ka-ching. 2004 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 15 Feb. b6 Total amount bundled by lobbyists? At least $6.5 million this time around. Ka-ching. Ka-ching. Ka-ching. B. n. The sound made by a (mechanical) cash register when it rings up a sale. Frequently allusively, implying the acquisition of (large amounts of) money. ΚΠ 1976 Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown, Pennsylvania) 5 Jan. (Living section) a5/1 Who knows what else will hit the marketplace like the resounding ka-ching of a cash register drawer. 1980 News (Frederick, Maryland) 17 Oct. d6/4 The ca-ching of the brass-plated cash register conjures up the time when beers were a nickel. 1993 Guardian (Nexis) 1 May 70 Shed a tear for the old days, when your purchase was celebrated with a satisfying ker-ching from the cash register. 1996 Face Sept. 128/3 The ker-ching of box-office tills. 2001 Time 3 Dec. 20 Briefly, deliriously, it seemed like old times, as a surprisingly hearty ka-ching kicked off the holiday shopping season. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1991int.n.1970
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