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Chinky
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- 1 Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.
"[…] the accustomed warmth pierced his marrow, and ran thrilling through his shaken bones; just as when at times, with forked thunder burst, a chinky stream of fire in flashy lightning shoots athwart the skies."
- 2 Possessing attributes of, or similar to, a Chinese person or Chinese style or culture. derogatory, offensive
- 3 Resembling a chink sound.
"The money made a chinky sound as I shook the purse."
- 4 Possessing attributes of, or similar to, an East Asian person or an East Asian style or culture. derogatory, offensive
- 1 A Chinese takeaway restaurant. UK, offensive, slang
"What this means for young Chinese people growing up and serving behind the counter is captured in Pui Fan Lee’s autobiographical play Short, Fat, Ugly and Chinese, broadcast on Radio 5 in 1992. She remembers her childhood: ‘But most of all I hated the shop. The takeaway. Or, as the locals called it, “The Chinky”[…]"
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of chinky. alt-of
- 3 A meal of Chinese food. UK, offensive, slang
"I've had a Chinky, a Chic Murray and, afore ye came tae collect me, I had some fuckin' fancy Italian pasta dish. It was pure dead brilliant, by the way!"
- 4 A Chinese person. offensive, slang
- 5 An East Asian person. offensive, slang
"Oh my chinky she's so kinky got me hot like Nagasaki"
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- 6 A person from Northeast India. India, offensive, slang
"Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more."
Etymology
From chink (“crack”) + -y.
From chink (“Chinese person”) + -y.
From chink (“Chinese person”) + -y.
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