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Chink

Syllabification: (Chink)

Pronunciation: /CHiNGk/

Definition of Chink

noun

informal offensive

a Chinese person.

Origin:

late 19th century: irregular formation from China

Chink in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Chink in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

Chinese wall
Chinese whispers
Chinese white
ching
Chinglish
Chink
chink ¹
chink ²
chinkara
Chinkiang
Chinky

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chink¹ US. Eng
chink² US. Eng
a chink in someone's armor in chink¹ US. Eng
chink Eng-Fr

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monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə

adjective , noun

with, for, or in one eye …

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