- chinky
- chinky 1879, variant of CHINK (Cf. chink) (2), derogatory term for "Chinese person;" chiefly British.
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Chinky — Chink y (ch[i^][ng]k [y^]), a. Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chinky — This article is about British restaurant stereotype. For the pejorative term it derives from, see Chink. In the United Kingdom, a chinky (sometimes known as a chinky chonky[1], in parts of northern England known as a chinkies, always in the… … Wikipedia
chinky — n British a. a Chinese restaurant or takeaway food service b. a Chinese meal ► I don t feel like cooking. Let s grab a chinky on the way home. c. a Chinese person. A more patronising or dismissive version of chink … Contemporary slang
chinky — • Chinese takeaway or person. eg. shall we go over the chinky ? (shall we take a visit to the Chinese takeaway ?) … Londonisms dictionary
chinky — See chink1. * * * … Universalium
chinky — 1. adjective a) Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings b) slur Full of Chinese persons 2. noun a) A Chinese takeaway restaurant b) A Chines … Wiktionary
Chinky — n. (Offensive slang) Chinese restaurant, restaurant that serves Chinese food; Chinese person … English contemporary dictionary
chinky — adj. full of chinks, full of cracks … English contemporary dictionary
Chinky — noun (plural Chinkies) informal 1》 offensive a Chinese person. 2》 Brit. a Chinese restaurant … English new terms dictionary
Chinky — Noun. 1. A Chinese person. Offens. 2. A Chinese restaurant or takeaway. Offens. 3. Chinese food, often a takeaway meal. Offens. Adj. Chinese in nature. Offens … English slang and colloquialisms
