bing

¹

[ bing ]

noun

, British Dialect.

1. a heap or pile.

Bing

²

[ bing ]

noun

1. Sir Rudolf, 1902–97, English opera impresario born in Austria; in the U.S. 1949–97.
2. a male given name.

bing

³

[ bing ]

verb (used without object)

, Obsolete.

1. to go.

Bing

⁴

[ bing ]

noun

1. a variety of dark red or blackish sweet cherry.

bing

¹

/ bɪŋ /

noun

1. dialect.
   a heap or pile, esp of spoil from a mine

Bing

²

/ bɪŋ /

noun

1. a popular search engine on the internet

verb

1. to search for (something on the internet) using Bing

Word History and Origins

Origin of bing¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse bingr bunk, bin

Origin of bing²

First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Origin of bing³

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Word History and Origins

Origin of bing¹

C16: from Old Norse bingr heap

Example Sentences

A “friend” reports from Washington state: Yes, the legal pot is of the (ba-da-bing) highest quality.

From The Daily Beast

I remember my sister being mindblown that Bing Crosby and David Bowie were singing “The Little Drummer Boy” together.

From The Daily Beast

Sunai accuses the military of “grab[bing] power with very lame justification.”

From The Daily Beast

The stars kept coming: Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon.

From The Daily Beast

Now He Who Was Chandler Bing is set to star, co-write, and executive produce an update of The Odd Couple for CBS.

From The Daily Beast

Bing tea grows on a different shrub, the leaves of which are thicker and larger than those of other kinds.

From Project Gutenberg

At last an old sailor said, "There's a little boat a-bob-bing up and down out there, and I think it has two little chaps in it."

From Project Gutenberg

The child had for a long while after their coming, constantly repeated at every meal "Dinah, bing milk."

From Project Gutenberg

And then the boy gets up quicker than he fell and jerks out his little pearl-handle, and—bing!

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Man's first interstellar trip had taken nearly five years at sublight velocities, and bing!

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