What does ling ling means? I saw people calling asian ling ling whilst thats not their name, they also laugh about it (2025)

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That's a racial slur that ignorant, uneducated people say. Don't listen to them.

@jjodie ahhh.. But where does this term comes from? And i just saw an asian girl posted a selfie of herself on insta and the caption is lingling like she is making fun of herself?

Jjodie is right. Sometimes, people here feel the need to call people of other races weird names. They find it funny but really it's not that funny.

@EmperorIguana42 do you know where does this name comes from? Like on a tv show or..? Why it has to be "ling" im confused:/

I think it comes from people trying to imitate the sound of tonal languages. "Ching Chong " is another version of that.

I suppose it might have another meaning when Asian people use it about themselves, but I don't know what and I would never say it and I would be very shocked if someone did say it around me.

@rosannexo There are sadly a lot of racist names for Chinese people here. "Ching chang chong" is quite common and any sound that sounds slightly Chinese. I don't know how these names came about - probably because of how Chinese sounds to those who don't speak it.

@NathanH @EmperorIguana42 got it!! Thank you guys!!

Just came across this question from 2setviolin. I think Ling Ling was born or at least popularized from their videos. Here is how urban dictionary explained: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term... I don't like some answers here that actually brought discriminatory thoughts such irresponsibly.

It’s not used for racism or discrimination.
It’s just a meme that indicates an ipotetical Asian OP guy that’s better than you at everything. Especially at playing the violin, instrument that he practices 40 hours a day.

It’s a meme invented by the YouTube channel TwoSet violin.
Here’s a link with some more definitions.
https://www.google.it/amp/s/www.urbandictionary...

The word comes from all the Asian people that are extremely good at playing an instrument, also at 6 years old.
The ling ling finds playing the Paganini caprices too easy, so they need to do that with challenges, eg. While hula-hopping or riding a bike.
Again, it’s just an ironical and ipothetical person

"Ling Ling" is also a proper name in Chinese; e.g., Taiwan-born American politician serving in the California State Senate Ling Ling Chang (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ling_Ling_Chang.)
I also understand that 玲玲 / "líng líng" is an onomatopoeia (noun) that refers to a tinkling sound (e.g., of jewels.) (https://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyi...)

ling ling is actually a term, usually used by asian people, to show to a perfect person who is good at everything. in asia, it's common for people, especially teenagers, being compared to other people who is better than them. u can find ling ling everywhere: first prize in competitions, being kind and gentle, helpful, etc.
in conclusion, 'ling ling' is basically a word to describe a person who is better than the rest of the world
hope this is helpful ^^