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
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Examples
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The Chink is busy all the time, and he keeps the ground just as busy.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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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
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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
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I am Japanese gentleman, and the word Chink is not fit to be spoke.
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The Chink is busy all the time, and he keeps the ground just as busy.
Chapter 11 1913
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"Chink" - a name for a person of any East Asian origin, associated with deviousness, take-home catering and cowardliness
Resist racism 2009
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The Chink is a ship's cook, and the nigger belongs to me.
CHAPTER XVI 2010
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The Chink is a ship's cook, and the nigger belongs to me.
Chapter 16 1917
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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
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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.
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