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'''Chink''' is a word with four distinct and different extant uses. The first is a word to denote a narrow or slight opening, especially one through which light may be visible, the second is a chip or dent to a metallic surface, the third is sound when metal touches, and the fourth, commonly disfavored usage, is as a [[Chink|pejorative term for a person of Chinese descent]]. |
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A '''[[Chink]]''' is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent. |
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Revision as of 01:36, 2 May 2022
Chink is a word with four distinct and different extant uses. The first is a word to denote a narrow or slight opening, especially one through which light may be visible, the second is a chip or dent to a metallic surface, the third is sound when metal touches, and the fourth, commonly disfavored usage, is as a pejorative term for a person of Chinese descent.
Chink may also refer to:
People
- Chink (nickname), various people
- Chink Martin (1886–1981), stage name of American jazz tuba player Martin Abraham
- Chink Santana (born 1972), stage name of American R&B musician and producer Andre Parker
Other uses
- Chink (Isle of Wight), a scenic rock cleft on Isle of Wight
- A common name for the plant Bourreria baccata
- A colloquial term for the common pheasant in the United States
- "Chink", an episode of the 2010 British Television drama Married Single Other
- Chinks, a half-length type of chaps, leather coverings for the legs
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Chink
- All pages with titles containing Chink
- Chik (disambiguation)
- Chink in one's armor, a term for a vulnerability
- Chink-a-chink, a magic coin trick
- Chinka (disambiguation)
- Chinking, the process of filling gaps during construction of a log cabin
- Chinky, a Chinese take-away in parts of northern England
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