Jamaican greeting
Similar to what's up, what's popping or what's happening used with friends in a casual setting.
Origin: from the two grapefruit soft drinks sold in Jamaica,
Ting and Schweppes. The term ‘
ting’ functions as a brand name and also a slang word meaning ‘thing’. Thus the phrase “you know the
ting/schewppes” means “you know how things are/you know the situation”. Given the similarity between the two grapefruit drinks, “
Ting” and “Schweppes” are used synonymously.