Definitions For Bing

Noun

opium

Etymology 1

From Middle English bing, binge, benge, from {{der, en, non, bingr, , heap of corn; bed; bolster}}, cognate with {{cog, sco, bing}}, {{cog, sv, binge, , heap}}, {{cog, da, bing, , bin; box; compartment}}. Cf also Scottish Gaelic binnean meaning a small hill or slag heap.

Noun

BING (plural BINGs) (slang) Prison solitary confinement, a term used by inmates. (mostly Scotland) A slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry. Can also refer to the waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound. (British) (mostly Scotland) A heap or pile.

Etymology 2

Origin obscure. Compare {{cog, sco, bin, , to move speedily with noise}}.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (dated, _, slang, or, dialectal) To go; walk; come; run

Etymology 3

onomatopoeia, onomatopoeia of a bouncing sound.

Alternative forms

ping ding bong

Interjection

{{en-interj}} (onomatopoeia) {{non-gloss definition, The sound made by a bounce, or by striking a metallic surface}}

Etymology 4

Noun

BING (plural BINGs) The sound made by a bell, an onomatopœia : Bing! Ladies and gentlemen, in a few minutes the captain will turn off the fasten seatbelt sign, but for your own safety we recommend you stay seated and with your seatbelt securely fastened at all times. :* Toronto Star, "Ryanair looking at standing 'seats,' pay toilets", 2 July 2010, Jim Rankin http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/831562--ryanair-looking-at-standing-seats-pay-toilets (accessed 17 September 2010) : Bing Bang Boing :* Douglas Florian, 1994 http://books.google.com/books?id=KtsSWKOWfnwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false (accessed 17 September 2010) : The Tao of Bada Bing :* David Chase, 2003 http://books.google.com/books?id=R9FlujWxnDEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:ISBN1566492785 (accessed 17 September 2010) A sound made by a bounce A bounce

Verb

{{en-verb}} Making the sound of a bounce To bounce

See also

ping ding boing bong bang bada bing bada boom

Anagrams

GBNI, Gbin

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Cognate to {{cog, my, ဘိန်း}}.