Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Used as a disparaging term for a person of Chinese birth or descent.

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  • noun slang, offensive A Chinese person.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably alteration of Chinese.]

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Alteration of Chinese

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Examples

  • The Chink is busy all the time, and he keeps the ground just as busy.

    CHAPTER XI 2010

  • Chink is somebody who believes in conservative principles, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism, believes in moral values that underpin a free society.

    Think Progress » Jeb Bush Reveals His “Mystical Warrior” Friend 2005

  • As are many of the best and worse contributions to the human race, the Chink is Japanese.

    Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976

  • I am Japanese gentleman, and the word Chink is not fit to be spoke.

    What Happened to Hayakawa 1929

  • The Chink is busy all the time, and he keeps the ground just as busy.

    Chapter 11 1913

  • "Chink" - a name for a person of any East Asian origin, associated with deviousness, take-home catering and cowardliness

    Resist racism 2009

  • The Chink is a ship's cook, and the nigger belongs to me.

    CHAPTER XVI 2010

  • The Chink is a ship's cook, and the nigger belongs to me.

    Chapter 16 1917

  • In the given situation of a man alone on an island, the company of a Chink was a very good reason.

    Victory Joseph Conrad 1890

  • There are just too many half-cooked ingredients in this utopian stew of a movie: the gender-bending Countess (John Hurt), who markets feminine-hygiene products; the cave-dwelling guru called The Chink (Noriyuki "" Pat '' Morita); Delores (Lorraine Bracco), who leads the cowgirl revolt at the Rubber Rose Ranch, run by Miss Adrian (Angie Dickinson); Bonanza Jellybean (Rain Phoenix), the lesbian cowgirl with whom Sissy finds true love, and lots more.

    Even Van Sant Fans Will Get The Blues 2008

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