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What (who) is Chink - definition
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ETHNIC SLUR USUALLY REFERRING TO A PERSON OF CHINESE OR EAST ASIAN ETHNICITY
Chinks; Chinki; Chink (ethnic slur); Iron Chink; Controversies about the word "chink"; Chinkis
chink
(chinks)
1.
A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it.
...a chink in the wall...
He peered through a chink in the curtains.
N-COUNT: usu N in n
2.
A chink of light is a small patch of light that shines through a small opening in something.
I noticed a chink of light at the end of the corridor.
N-COUNT: N of n
chink
I. n.
Opening, gap, crack, cranny, crevice, cleft, rift, fissure, narrow aperture.
II. v. a., v. n.
Jingle, clink, ring.
chink
chink1
¦ noun
1. a narrow opening or crack.
2. a beam of light admitted by a chink.
Origin
C16: related to chine2.
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chink2
¦ verb make a light, high-pitched ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together.
¦ noun a high-pitched ringing sound.
Origin
C16: imitative.
Wikipedia
Chink
Chink is an English-language ethnic slur not just referring to a person of Chinese descent, but against people of East Asian, North Asian, Southeast Asian appearance. The use of the term describing eyes with epicanthic fold ("Asiatic eyes") is considered extremely offensive and highly racist.
Examples of use of Chink
1. "The North Koreans saw a chink in the armor," Pritchard said.
2. So when one of them got married, it threw a chink in their chain.
3. RELATED STORIES October 25 2005 Is there a chink in the armour?
4. This was based, also, on the chink of ordinariness, that somehow always remained.
5. Several of those races are too close to call, providing a chink of hope for the DPJ.