Chink Definition

Chink
Chinkie
Chinky (offensive slang)
noun

Chinkies
1. A Chinese person.

adj

1. Chinese.

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chink¹
noun

1. A small slit or crack.

Thesaurus: crack, crevice, slot, cut, cleft, aperture, rift, fissure, gap, space.
2. A narrow beam of light shining through such a crack.

Idiom: chink in someone's armour

A significant weakness.

Etymology: 16c: related to chine².

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chink²
noun

1. A faint short ringing noise; a clink.

Example: a chink of glasses

verb

tr & intr
chinked, chinking
1. To make or cause to make this noise.

Etymology: 16c: imitating the sound.