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chinky.

Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈt͡ʃɪŋki/
  1. Full of chinks, laden with small cracks or openings.

  2. Resembling a chink sound.

    The money made a chinky sound as I shook the purse.
Where this word comes from

From chink (“crack”) + -y.

adj/ˈt͡ʃɪŋki/
  1. Possessing attributes of, or similar to, a Chinese person or Chinese style or culture.

    derogatory · offensive
  2. Possessing attributes of, or similar to, an East Asian person or an East Asian style or culture.

    derogatory · offensive
Where this word comes from

From chink (“Chinese person”) + -y.

noun/ˈt͡ʃɪŋki/
  1. A Chinese takeaway restaurant.

    UK · offensive · slang
  2. A meal of Chinese food.

    UK · offensive · slang
  3. A Chinese person.

    offensive · slang
  4. An East Asian person.

    offensive · slang
  5. A person from Northeast India.

    India · offensive · slang
Where this word comes from

From chink (“Chinese person”) + -y.

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