bing

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, slang, uncountable, with-definite-article) Solitary confinement
2. (Scotland, countable, uncountable) 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
3. (Scotland, countable, uncountable) The waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound
4. (British, Scotland, countable, uncountable) A heap or pile, especially of metallic ore

Verb

To go; walk; come; run

Intj

1. (onomatopoeic) The sound made by a bounce, or by striking a metallic surface
2. (onomatopoeic) The high-pitched sound made by a bell being struck

Verb

To bounce.

Synonyms

ding

bang

ring

💍

stack

Translations

σωρός

ζάρια

Kling

beuverie

Din

بنج

Chin

Peng

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bing

Cognate with Scots: bing

Cognate with Swedish: binge

Cognate with Danish: bing

Cognate with Scots: bin

In summary

From Middle English bing, binge, benge (also as Middle English byngger, bengere (“grain bin, hopper”)), from Old Norse bingr (“heap of corn; bed; bolster”), cognate with Scots bing, Swedish binge (“heap”), Danish bing (“bin; box; compartment”).
Compare also Scottish Gaelic binnean meaning a small hill or slag heap.