A chinger is a telephone fraud device that mimics the frequency made by a pay telephone when money was dropped into it. Putting money in the coin slot caused a DTMF or Dual Tone Multi Frequency signal to be sent out to the central switching box which registered it and when enough money had been inserted into the phone would connect the call. The chinger could mimic that sound and thus produce the equivalent effect of dropping a quarter into the pay phone.
So basically, a chinger allowed the user to make unlimited free calls from certain pay phones. They could be made using a simple pocket electronic address book sold at Radio Shack, and replacing the chip inside to alter the output sound.
They were also known as "red boxes" but the name chinger probably referred to the chiming sound it made when mimicing a quarter drop.
Most modern pay phones no longer use the DTMF tones, rendering the chinger obsolete... but it was fun while it lasted!
So basically, a chinger allowed the user to make unlimited free calls from certain pay phones. They could be made using a simple pocket electronic address book sold at Radio Shack, and replacing the chip inside to alter the output sound.
They were also known as "red boxes" but the name chinger probably referred to the chiming sound it made when mimicing a quarter drop.
Most modern pay phones no longer use the DTMF tones, rendering the chinger obsolete... but it was fun while it lasted!
by Jacaranda February 1, 2008
Get the chingermug. - person A: “yo, have you heard of that new restaurant that just opened up? i think it’s called Rice King! we should go!”
-person B: “oh, Rice Chingers? i’ve been there before but they’re good as fuck, let’s go!”
- guy 1: “what’s up, guy?”
- guy 2: “oh, hey man. just trying to figure out what car to buy. i think i might go for this ‘01 Nissan Sentra this dude is selling for really cheap.”
- guy 1: “a chinger car? i don’t think we can be friends anymore.”
- Isabelle: “Nicole, have you seen the new exchange student? he’s so cute! and he’s really smart! maybe he can be my tutor!
- Nicole: “he’s all yours, Isi. i’m not a big fan of chingers.”
-person B: “oh, Rice Chingers? i’ve been there before but they’re good as fuck, let’s go!”
- guy 1: “what’s up, guy?”
- guy 2: “oh, hey man. just trying to figure out what car to buy. i think i might go for this ‘01 Nissan Sentra this dude is selling for really cheap.”
- guy 1: “a chinger car? i don’t think we can be friends anymore.”
- Isabelle: “Nicole, have you seen the new exchange student? he’s so cute! and he’s really smart! maybe he can be my tutor!
- Nicole: “he’s all yours, Isi. i’m not a big fan of chingers.”
by AxBippy March 26, 2020
Get the Chingermug. Hey, who chingered-up my new automatic battery powered remote controlled newspaper fetcher? I just got the dang thing for my birthday!
by Noh Whey December 23, 2004
Get the chingermug. by R. Hoke August 15, 2007
Get the Chingermug. Who invited that guy? A chinger is the other kind. You can hear them screaming drunk nonsense in the street. Chinger is a universal term for "them." For some they wear the type that wear mini skirts in the winter, others they wear hemp choakers with their Ralph Lauren polo... pop'd ofcourse. But to them you are a chinger too and theres always one at the party.
Everyone can act like a chinger from time to time.
Everyone can act like a chinger from time to time.
by kingching4life April 29, 2011
Get the Chingermug. by J.F.R July 2, 2006
Get the chingermug. by Stupidthicc April 21, 2018
Get the Chingermug.