CHINK


Meaning of CHINK in English

/chingk/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. ) Slang. ( disparaging and offensive ).

a Chinese.

[ 1900-05; earlier Chinkie appar. alter. of CHINA, CHINESE by assoc. with CHINK 1 (from the stereotypical Western image of Chinese as narrow-eyed); see -IE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .