chinky
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Is chinky a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of chinky?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (derogatory, offensive) Possessing attributes of, or similar to, a Chinese person or Chinese style or culture.derogatoryoffensive
2. (derogatory, offensive) Possessing attributes of, or similar to, an East Asian person or an East Asian style or culture.derogatoryoffensive
noun (English)
1. (UK, slang, offensive) A Chinese takeaway restaurant.Examples: "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”[…]"UKoffensiveslang
2. (UK, slang, offensive) A meal of Chinese food.Examples: "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!"UKoffensiveslang
3. (slang, offensive) A Chinese person.offensiveslang
4. (slang, offensive) An East Asian person.Examples: "Oh my chinky she's so kinky got me hot like Nagasaki"offensiveslang
5. (India, slang, offensive) A person from Northeast India.Examples: "Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more."; "However, what matters to them is the intention of such a question, especially when they are invectively referred to as chinky and other remarks that are considered to be derogatory"Indiaoffensiveslang
This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.
Definition source: Wiktionary