CHINKY

Etymology

Adjective

chinky (comparative more chinky, superlative most chinky)

Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.

(derogatory, offensive) Possessing attributes of, or similar to, a Chinese person or Chinese style or culture.

Noun

chinky (plural chinkies)

(British, slang, possibly offensive) A Chinese takeaway restaurant.

(British, slang, possibly offensive) A meal of Chinese food.

(offensive) A Chinese person.

Synonyms

• chink

Source: Wiktionary


Chink"y, a.

Definition: Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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