Chinaboy
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A boy who is Chinese; a (young) man from China or of Chinese descent. ethnic, obsolete, offensive, slur
"I speak from fifteen years' experience; five and thirty boys; American, Irish, English, German, African, Mulatto; not to speak of that China boy sent me by one who well knew my perplexities, from California; and that Lascar boy from Bombay."
- 2 A houseboy from China or of Chinese descent. obsolete, offensive
"Lizzie, Alice and I were playing in the garden when our Chinaboy Bong came down the path—that is how I know exactly what time of evening it was that this new noise set me wondering, because Bong was very punctual."
Example
More examples"I speak from fifteen years' experience; five and thirty boys; American, Irish, English, German, African, Mulatto; not to speak of that China boy sent me by one who well knew my perplexities, from California; and that Lascar boy from Bombay."
Etymology
From China + boy; compare Chinaman (etymology).
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