English
Alternative forms
chaching
ca-ching
kerching (primarily UK)
Pronunciation
IPA|/t���t�ɪ�/, SAMPA|/tS@"tSIN/
Etymology
imitative|Imitative of the sound of a cash register when an amount is ring up|rung up. Popularized in 1992 by the movie w:Wayne's World|Wayne's World http://books.google.com/books?ieUTF-8&hlen&iduFD234eGNIUC&pgPA211&lpgPA211&dqcha-ching&prevhttp://books.google.com/books%3Fq%3Dcha-ching%26lr%3D%26start%3D10&sigEhMu65HaBv0NssHk4gqMvo5CP_M 1 and by a 1992 advertisement featuring w:Seth Green|Seth Green http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001293/bio 2.
Interjection
en-intj|pos=cha-ching
- context|US|Australia score|Score!; Wow!; said to celebrate something that has made or will make lots of money.
Verb
cha-ching
- To make a cash register or slot machine noise; to make the noise of coins falling.
Category:Onomatopoeia
Category:English verbs
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