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Chiong

//tʃiːɒŋ// name, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Chinese.
Verb
  1. 1
    To rush or charge, usually to do, complete or obtain something, or to get to a particular place. Singapore, Singlish, informal, intransitive

    "Scoot from just $8? Chiong Ah (To rush and hurry for the best deals)! From 11 to 13 July only, grab flights around Asia and Australia from just $8!"

  2. 2
    To devote all of one’s time, energy, focus, and attention to doing or completing something. Singapore, Singlish, informal

    "Semesteral project still currently ‘gone case’, and I am so prepared to get hell from the teacher tomorrow..so, I’m already in hell…CHIONG AH!!!"

  3. 3
    To go out partying or nightclubbing. Singapore, Singlish, informal, intransitive

    "Can recommend places go chiong/clubbing?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Cantonese 蔣 /蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Chiang, Chionh, Jiang, and Kiang.

Etymology 2

From Hokkien 衝／冲 (chhiong, “to rush or charge”).

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