Definition
The present participle of 'chinch,' meaning to act in a stingy way or to hold back on spending money.
Etymology
From 'chinch' (verb form of 'chinchy'), likely rooted in Yiddish influence on American English; '-ing' is the standard present participle suffix.
Kelly Says
This slang verb was particularly common in mid-20th century American urban speech, where it described the behavior of being overly cautious with money.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
chini-chini
chi-ni-chi-ni
BNবাংলা
চিনচিং
chin-ching
CACatalà
chinching
chin-ching
CSČeština
chinching
chin-ching
DADansk
chinching
chin-ching
DEDeutsch
Chinching
chin-ching
ELΕλληνικά
χινχιν
hin-hin
ESEspañol
chinching
chin-ching
FISuomi
chinching
chin-ching
FRFrançais
chinching
chin-ching
HAHA
chinching
chin-ching
HEעברית
צ'ינקינג
chi-nking
HIहिन्दी
चिंचिंग
chin-ching
HUMagyar
chinching
chin-ching
IDBahasa Indonesia
chinching
chin-ching
IGIG
chinching
chin-ching
ITItaliano
chinching
chin-ching
MSBahasa Melayu
chinching
chin-ching
MYမြန်မာ
ချင်ချင်
chin-chin
NLNederlands
chinching
chin-ching
NONorsk
chinching
chin-ching
PLPolski
chinching
chin-ching
PTPortuguês
chinching
chin-ching
RORomână
chinching
chin-ching
RUРусский
чинкин
chih-kin
SVSvenska
chinching
chin-ching
SWKiswahili
chinching
chin-ching
TLTL
chinching
chin-ching
TRTürkçe
chinching
chin-ching
UKУкраїнська
чинкин
chih-kin
VITiếng Việt
chinching
chin-ching
YOYO
chinching
chin-ching
ZUZU
chinching
chin-ching