jook-sing

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 竹升 (zuk1 sing1). See jook-sing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Pronunciation

Noun

jook-sing (plural jook-sings)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) A Chinese person, especially a Cantonese person born in the USA or Canada, who has overly assimilated to Western culture and has little or no command of any Chinese language.
    Synonyms: banana, Twinkie
    Hypernyms: ABC, race traitor

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