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Meaning of "chinkies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHINKIES

chinkies  [ˈtʃɪŋkɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHINKIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chinkies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHINKIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chinkies

Chinky

In the United Kingdom, chinky is a slang name for a Chinese takeaway restaurant or the meal that one buys from such a restaurant. Chinky is the adjectival form of chink and, like chink, is a highly offensive ethnic slur for Chinese and other Asian people. After several campaigns by the Scottish Executive, more people in Scotland now acknowledge that this name is indirectly racist. However, the Broadcasting Standards Commission held in 2002, after a complaint about the BBC One programme The Vicar of Dibley, that when used as the name of a type of restaurant or meal, rather than as an adjective applied to a person or group of people, the word carries no racist connotation. In a document commissioned by OFCOM titled "Language and Sexual Imagery in Broadcasting: A Contextual Investigation" their definition of Chink was "...a term of racial offence/abuse. However, this is polarising. Older and mainly white groups tend to think this is not usually used in an abusive way - e.g. let's go to the Chinky - which is not seen as offensive; younger groups and those from ethnic minorities feel this could be as insulting as 'paki' or 'nigger'.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHINKIES


choccies
ˈtʃɒkɪz
cookies
ˈkʊkɪz
entelechies
enˈtelɪkɪz
exarchies
ˈeksɑːkɪz
folkies
ˈfəʊkɪz
heptarchies
ˈheptɑːkɪz
khakis
ˈkɑːkɪz
matriarchies
ˈmeɪtrɪɑːkɪz
monarchies
ˈmɒnəkɪz
nomarchies
ˈnɒmɑːkɪz
pentarchies
ˈpentɑːkɪz
pinkies
ˈpɪŋkɪz
Rockies
ˈrɒkɪz
tackies
ˈtækɪz
takkies
ˈtækɪz
thearchies
ˈθiːɑːkɪz
trackies
ˈtrækɪz
walkies
ˈwɔːkɪz
walky-talkies
ˌwɔːkɪˈtɔːkɪz
whiskies
ˈwɪskɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHINKIES

chink
chink in one´s armour
chinkapin
chinkara
chinkerinchee
Chinkiang
Chinkie
chinky
chinless
chinless wonder
chinned
chinning
chinning bar
chino
chinoiserie
chinone
chinook
Chinook Jargon
Chinook salmon
chinos

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHINKIES

blue-skies
cockies
darkies
dickies
duckies
Eskies
flunkies
Great Smokies
honkies
huskies
Jackies
junkies
porkies
Russkies
skies
stickies
sulkies
thickies
to go walkies
to the skies

Synonyms and antonyms of chinkies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chinkies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHINKIES

Find out the translation of chinkies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chinkies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chinkies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chinkies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chinkies
570 millions of speakers

English

chinkies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chinkies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chinkies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

chinkies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chinkies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chinkies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chinkies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chinkies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chinkies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chinkies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chinkies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chinkies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chinkies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

chinkies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंचेचे झाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chinkies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chinkies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chinkies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

chinkies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chinkies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chinkies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chinkies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chinkies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chinkies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chinkies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHINKIES»

The term «chinkies» is barely ever used and occupies the 197.205 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHINKIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chinkies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHINKIES»

Discover the use of chinkies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chinkies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The World's Work
Nothing but Chinkies behind it. No need of it, anyway. Besides, it would scare all the pheasants out of the valley, and shooting's the thing that makes life worth living here." The big iron deposit up the river, with all the fluxing materials close at  ...
Walter Hines Page, Arthur Wilson Page, 1913
2
An American Book of the Dead: The Game Show
Christ, why is it you Chinkies never wanna fight? CHIN: You come China we fight you. Fight all Yankee bastard. HENNESSY: Will you quit calling me a Yankee. I ain't no Yankee. Name's Hennessy. Me Irish, Coolie man. I'm a Brooklyn Paddy, ...
Paul Mullin, 2008
3
The Tinton Arms Murder
Before Bev could answer, Joe had come in and said, 'Daddy, can I come with you to the Chinkies to collect it please?' Both Dave and Bev said in unison, 'Joe, it is not the Chinkies, but a Chinese take away'. Joe looked from one to the other, ...
Barbara Cook, 2012
4
Godchildren
Then you watch out of the window while the Chinkies turn up with the food, and Beetle blows his fuse. He'll never know who did it. And the Chinkies will probably make him pay up too, which makes it even funnier.' 'You're not really supposed ...
Nicholas Coleridge, 2008
5
Limehouse Nights
We'll show 'em something." He did. You will recall the affair. How the police surrounded that little Fort Chabrol. How the deadly aim of the half-drunk Croucher and the cold Chinkies got home on the Metropolitan Police Force again and again.
Thomas Burke, 1917
6
The Pall Mall Magazine
Now, lads,' said I, crawling to the crowd in the galley, 'give the big fellow a hand to clear out the chinkies below. Down the hatch with you, and rip away the bulkhead partition, and chase the yellow scum upstairs into his arms.' "The men were ...
Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton, Sidney Daryl, Charles Robert Morley, 1908
7
The Pall Mall Magazine
"I used to laugh at chinkies once," said Hayes thoughtfully. " But now I'd sooner skin a live wolf than meddle with a Chinese bank or a pigtail on the high seas." " Dey haf no more brains dan monkeys. Dey vas shoost a nation off flies crawlin' ...
8
The Wide World Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly of True ...
Well, the Chinkies couldn't get any thing on top of that any more than you chaps did, so they went through it, found it was a false bottom, and 'struck it rich' on the true reef underneath. 'l'hat's all, and it looks easy now it's said, don't it P ” “And ...
9
Graves in the Wilderness
... 'then God help these poor souls.' 'You need to cut Macmillan and his boys a bit of slack,' Saunders said, now quite seriously. 'He didn't ask to have diggers along and certainly not the Chinkies; but he's stuck with 'em. He'll do what he has to ...
Jock R. Gordon, J. R. Gordon, 2005
10
Achtung Schweinehund!: A Boy's Own Story of Imaginary Combat
'My Uncle Stan, and he saw hundreds of dead Chinkies in Korea.' 'The Chinkies aren't in Korea.' 'Are so,' Deano says. 'Ah so!' another boy, Stewpot, yells in what we all take for an oriental accent. He narrows his eyes and sticks his front teeth ...
Harry Pearson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHINKIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chinkies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
North-East students hit by DU hostel shortage say they feel 'unsafe …
“As we have distinctive facial features, we are branded as chinkies. Many believe that women students from the North-East are gullible,” said ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
2
Book Review: The House That BJ Built
... and Chachiji, who during a profound moment from the book, says, "I toh feel so much for these poor chinkies and handicaps ki I can't tell you! «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
3
Brawl in Gun Street may have been sparked by racist comment
... a Nepalese festival in a Gun Street restaurant and when they left some of the men reported afterwards they were being called “chinkies”. «getreading, Mar 15»
4
BBC DJ Iain Lee apologises for playing 1969 Blue Mink's 'racist …
... played a 1969 hit which included a reference to 'yellow Chinkies' - ... a 1969 hit which included a reference to 'yellow Chinkies' - the same ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
5
Spectre: watch footage from the James Bond shoot in Austria
Michael: What's the one with the, with the volcano, and it splits up and a big rocket comes out with all Chinkies jumping up and down? Tex: Isn't ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
6
Nigel Farage and Ukip's crybabies need to learn to take criticism
A man called Kerry Smith calls gay people poofters and Chinese people "Chinkies" and suggests going on "peasant hunts" in Essex, and Nigel ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
7
When Beauty Is Only Skin Deep: Intensifying Social Inequalities …
... and women from North east are often being targeted as chinkies, and are sexually harassed[xxii]. All these highlight that the discrimination is ... «CounterCurrents.org, Nov 14»
8
India: Racism Rises in Delhi
“Hit these Chinkies.” Kazhiihri and Salouni didn't back down, and before long they were in the middle of a full-blown brawl. Kazhiihri managed ... «Vocativ, Aug 14»
9
'Chinamen' remark by Bob Beckel makes Mike Honda furious, but …
... standing targets of racial slurs in the US: with people from the north east of India commonly called as 'chinkies' even by their own countrymen ... «The American Bazaar, Jul 14»
10
China Bans Ramadan: Uighur Muslims Punished For Fasting In …
Them Chinkies don,t fook about do they !!!...Good on em...lol... Reply · Like. · February 2 at 1:32am · César Del Río Ganoza · Top Commenter ... «International Business Times, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Chinkies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chinkies>. Apr 2024 ».
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