Chink

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Chink/tʃɪŋk/

▶noun informal, offensive a Chinese person.

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chink1

▶noun

• 1 a narrow opening or crack.

• 2 a beam of light admitted by a chink.

– origin C16: rel. 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.