Definitions
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- adjective slang, derogatory (of objects)
cheap ,Asian and ofinferior quality . - adjective slang, derogatory (of a person)
low -quality ,unfit for their occupation or station in life.
Etymologies
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Dates back to the onset of Chinese trade with Zimbabwean at the turn of the 21st Century. It stems from the way the Chinese language sounds to a Zimbabwean.
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Examples
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Zimbabweans derisively call cheap-quality Chinese goods "zhing-zhong".
Guardian Online 2010
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Assuming the worst about the Chinese is something of a reflex among Zimbabweans, who use the scathing term zhing-zhong to describe anything defective, be it a political agreement or a cheaply made radio.
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