Riglos  +  152286 Thu, 27 Oct 05 11:09 PM Hi everybody! I'd like to know the meaning of the expression "ch-ching". I heard it used in this context: "These prices are pretty ch-ching."   I'd also really appreciate it if you could give me some examples in context. Thanks a lot! Mara.   Riglos Joined on Thu, Sep 15 2005 Full Member 169

	paco2004  +  152291 Thu, 27 Oct 05 11:38 PM 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 you collect from a slot machine. The opposite of ch-ching is ba-bau. EX: Thanks for cooking a great meal; it was ch ching. paco paco2004 Joined on Wed, Nov 17 2004 Senior Member 4,095 In Japan today even dogs are learning how to bow-wow in English.

	Vorpar  +  152301 Fri, 28 Oct 05 01:22 AM That usage is pretty outdated.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. Vorpar Joined on Tue, Sep 20 2005 Santa Barbara, CA Regular Member 940

	Riglos  +  152308 Fri, 28 Oct 05 02:46 AM 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 problem frequently when I'm trying to address two people or more: e.g., "Hello you all!" or "Hello to you all!" or "Hello all of you!" or "Hello to all of you!". I never seem to clear up this doubt. Thanks a lot! Mara. Riglos Regards

	Clive  +  152337 Fri, 28 Oct 05 05:26 AM Hi guys, I thought the sound of a cash register was 'ka-ching'? Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,594 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	julielai  +  152340 Fri, 28 Oct 05 05:32 AM That's what I thought too.  My "accounting for dummies" instructor used that a lot when she talked about cash flows. julielai Joined on Sun, Oct 24 2004 Senior Member 3,827 Just another blogger (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/julie-lai)

	Clive  +  152346 Fri, 28 Oct 05 06:36 AM Hi, I thought in China it was 'I Ching'? Clive Clive

	julielai  +  152428 Fri, 28 Oct 05 02:56 PM   julielai