jingle

noun

Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈlʌ/ / /ˌd͡ʒɪŋˈlɛ/ / /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/ / /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/

Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 靜樂／静乐.

A county of Xinzhou, Shanxi, China.
“Kao Wen-huan, a member of the Chinglo county CCP core group and commanding general of the Chinglo county revolutionary rebellion general command (former magistrate of Chinglo country), also highly praised representatives of mass organizations he had worked with in the revolutionary "three-way alliance" provisional organ of power for their class awareness and their indomitable revolutionary spirit.”
“According to a survey of 19 villages in Jingle County, Shanxi Province, 880 of the 5,758 peasant households sold land, as a result of which 167 old middle-peasant households declined in status to poor peasants, similar to the way the status of 471 new middle-peasant households which had just acquired land declined during the land reform.”

Etymology: The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.

The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
“He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.”
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.”
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.
“That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song.”
“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.””
A carriage drawn by horses.
“They drove in a jingle across Cork while it was still early morning and Stephen finished his sleep in a bedroom of the Victoria Hotel.”
A brief telephone call.
“Give me a jingle when you find out something.”
A jingle shell.
Coin money.
“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.”
Pee, urine.

Etymology: The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.

To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
“The beads jingled as she walked.”
“I / Perceive 'tis an advantage for a man to vvear ſpurres, / The rovvell of Knight-hood does gingle in the eare of their / Vnderſtanding.”
To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
“She jingled the beads as she walked.”
To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
“jingling street ballads”
To pee, to urinate.