Etymology

bing chilling

Today it means: Relaxing, chilling. Full definition →

English ice cream
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  1. English · derived fromice cream
  2. English todaybing chilling

Phono-semantic matching of Mandarin 冰淇淋 (bīngqílín), itself a partial calque of English ice cream. Originated in a viral video recorded by John Cena in 2021 on Weibo, promoting Fast and Furious 9.

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