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Chink
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Chink
n.
(Slang) Chinese person, one of Chinese origin (derogatory)
chink
v.
make a sharp, tinkling sound; caulk or fill cracks
n.
crack, slit; sharp tinkling sound
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Chink
Chink (also chinki, chinky, chinkie) is an English ethnic slur referring mainly to a person of Chinese ethnicity but sometimes generalized to refer to any person of East Asian descent. Use of the term is broadly considered offensive and has garnered a great deal of media attention.
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chink
Noun
1. offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent
(synonym) Chinaman
(hypernym) Chinese
2. a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
(hypernym) crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
3. a short light metallic sound
(synonym) click, clink
(hypernym) sound
(derivation) tinkle, tink, clink
Verb
1. make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"
(synonym) tinkle, tink, clink
(hypernym) sound, go
(derivation) click, clink
2. fill the chinks of, as with caulking
(hypernym) plug, stop up, secure
3. make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
(synonym) check
(hypernym) crack
(verb-group) crack, check, break
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chink
n.
štěrbina
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chink
Rzecz.
brzęczeć; pobrzękiwać
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