Chink
Chinese, or perceived to be ChineseChinese, or perceived to be Chinese.
» There must be a chink in the armour somewhere.
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2 senses(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)Chinese, or perceived to be Chinese.
(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur)East Asian.
Examples
5 sentencesThere must be a chink in the armour somewhere.
A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.
ruОдинокий луч света прорвался сквозь щель в заставненном окне. — astynk
Chinks eat a lot of rice.
It has a chink.
Aart called the Chinese guy Chink.
Origin
There are several possible origins of the term:There are several possible origins of the term:
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Forms
more Chink, most Chink| Comparative | more Chink Lesson |
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| Superlative | most Chink Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.