Chink

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English

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Etymology

There are several possible origins of the term:

See also Hokkien 親家／亲家 (chhin-ke, “any relative by marriage (to a Chinese family)”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Chink (plural Chinks)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of perceived Chinese ethnicity or descent.
    • 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 51”, in The Moon and Sixpence, : Grosset & Dunlap Publishers , →OCLC:
      Then her eyes, always alert for the affairs of her kitchen, fell on some action of the Chinese cook which aroused her violent disapproval. She turned on him with a torrent of abuse. The Chink was not backward to defend himself, and a very lively quarrel ensued.
    • 1920 October 17, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, comic strip:
      [Ignatz Mouse:] A new Chink in town, and acting mighty queer too – I suspect foul play.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      He scratched his head. "Well, damn me," said he. "I never thought I would take orders from a Chink, but he says 'hist!' and by crums you've got to hist and no back talk either."
  2. (derogatory, by extension, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of perceived East Asian descent.
  3. (offensive, ethnic slur) A meal of Chinese food.
    • 1995, “Daddy's on the Drink” (track 12), in Shame-Based Man‎, performed by Bruce McCulloch:
      Let's order some Chink. Where's that menu? I think we've got the stuff we usually order circled. I'm starved!

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Descendants

  • → Hawaiian: Kinikiu

Translations

Adjective

Chink (comparative more Chink, superlative most Chink)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.
  2. (derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) East Asian.

References

  1. ^ Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, Orion Publishing Group, 2005 November, →ISBN
  2. ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Slang, Oxford University Press, 2003 December, →ISBN
  3. ^ 21st Century Dictionary of Slang‎, Random House, Inc., 1994 January 1, →ISBN

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