Chink (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a crack, cleft, or fissure: a chink in a wall.
  2. a narrow opening: a chink between two buildings.
verb (used with object)
  1. to fill up chinks in.
verb (used with or without object)
  1. to make, or cause to make, a short, sharp, ringing sound, as of coins or glasses striking together.
noun
  1. a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.
  2. coin or ready cash.
noun (sometimes lowercase)Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese person.
noun
  1. a small narrow opening, such as a fissure or crack
  2. a small but fatal weakness
verb
  1. to fill up or make cracks in
verb
  1. to make or cause to make a light ringing sound, as by the striking of glasses or coins
noun
  1. such a sound
noun, adjective plural Chinks or Chinkies
  1. an old-fashioned and highly derogatory term for Chinese
Chink (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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