chinky
/ˈt͡ʃɪŋki/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.76 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling a chink sound.
adj
Possessing attributes of, or similar to, a Chinese person or Chinese style or culture.
Derogatory; Offensive
adj
Possessing attributes of, or similar to, an East Asian person or an East Asian style or culture.
Derogatory; Offensive
Example Sentences
- "[…] the accustomed warmth pierced his marrow, and ran thrilling through his shaken bones; just as when at times, with forked thunder burst, a chinky stream of fire in flashy lightning shoots athwart the skies."
- "The door was knockerless and chinky, and creaked dismally as I inserted the key."
- "The money made a chinky sound as I shook the purse."
- "What this means for young Chinese people growing up and serving behind the counter is captured in Pui Fan Lee’s autobiographical play Short, Fat, Ugly and Chinese, broadcast on Radio 5 in 1992. She remembers her childhood: ‘But most of all I hated the shop. The takeaway. Or, as the locals called it, “The Chinky”[…]"
- "I've had a Chinky, a Chic Murray and, afore ye came tae collect me, I had some fuckin' fancy Italian pasta dish. It was pure dead brilliant, by the way!"
- "Oh my chinky she's so kinky got me hot like Nagasaki"
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
chinkier (comparative)
more chinky (comparative)
chinkiest (superlative)
most chinky (superlative)
Chinkee (alternative)
chinkies (plural)