chinky
pronunciation
How to pronounce chinky in British English:
UK ['tʃɪŋkɪ]
How to pronounce chinky in American English:
US ['tʃɪŋkɪ]
Word Origin
- chinky (adj.)
- "full of chinks," 1640s, from chink (n.1) + -y (2). As a noun by 1879, variant of chink (n.2), derogatory term for "Chinese person;" chiefly British.
Example
- 1. Have you eaten ? I 'll have a chinky sent up .
- 2. North-easterners look different : a manipuri teacher in pune says everyone from passers-by to his pupils calls him , offensively , " chinky " .