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jingle

See also: Jingle

English

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Etymology

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The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.[1]

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jingle (plural jingles)

  1. The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
  2. (music) A small piece of metal attached to a musical instrument, such as a tambourine, so as to make a jangling sound when the instrument is played.
    Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached.
  3. (broadcasting, advertising, music) A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.
    Coordinate terms: clock chime, theme music
    That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song.
    • 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1]:
      The best of friends become the worst of enemies when Barney makes a hilarious attack ad where he viciously pummels a cardboard cut-out of Homer before special guest star Linda Ronstadt joins the fun to both continue the attack on the helpless Homer stand-in and croon a slanderously accurate, insanely catchy jingle about how “Mr. Plow is a loser/And I think he is a boozer.”
  4. A carriage drawn by horses.
  5. (slang) A brief telephone call.
    Synonyms: bell, ring, tinkle
    Give me a jingle when you find out something.
  6. A jingle shell.
  7. (slang, uncountable) Coin money.
    • 2004, “P.E.T.A.”, in Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, season 2, episode 1:
      If all you folks who donate your hard-earned jingle to PETA aren't convinced of your ill-advised ways yet, you should probably check this out.
  8. (Philippines, colloquial) Pee, urine.

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Verb

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jingle (third-person singular simple present jingles, present participle jingling, simple past and past participle jingled)

  1. (intransitive) To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    The beads jingled as she walked.
  2. (transitive) To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
    She jingled the beads as she walked.
  3. (dated, intransitive) To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
  4. (Philippines, colloquial) To pee, to urinate.

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  1. ^ “jingle, verb.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English jingle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪŋ.ɡəl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: jin‧gle

Noun

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jingle m (plural jingles, diminutive jingletje n)

  1. A jingle (song segment used in a commercial or radio program; also used for certain other sound samples used by radio DJs).

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English jingle.

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jingle m (plural jingles)

  1. jingle (tune)
    C’est l’heure d’envoyer le jingle.
    It's time to play the jingle.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English jingle.

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jingle m (plural jingles)

  1. (advertising) jingle (short, memorable song used in an advertisement)

Spanish

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Noun

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jingle m (plural jingles)

  1. jingle
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