bing

Meaning

Noun

1. (slang) Solitary confinement
2. 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. The waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound
4. A heap or pile, especially of metallic ore

Verb

To go; walk; come; run

Intj

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

Verb

To bounce.

Synonyms

ding

bang

ring

💍

stack

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English bing, binge, benge, 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.