CHINA, CHINESE (country)
ADJECTIVES
► CELESTIAL pert. to Chinese people or culture → M19 sl.
► CHINEE ► CHINEY Chinese → 1890 Amer. dial.
► CHINK Chinese → 1908 Amer. sl., contemptuous
► CHINKY pert. to a Chinese, or any Oriental → L19 sl., derogatory
► CHOW Chinese → 1903 Aust. sl., offensive
► PAKE Chinese → 1938 Hawaii, sometimes derogatory
► SINÆAN Chinese → 1667
► SINAIC Chinese → 1872
► SINESIAN pert. to the Chinese and kindred races, or to those parts of Asia inhabited by them → 1899
► SINETIC Chinese → 1893
► SINIC Chinese → 1662
► SINITIC pert. to the Chinese, or other peoples of the Yellow Race → 1895
► SINOLOGICAL relating to the Chinese language or literature → 1879
► SINOPHIL fond of the Chinese → 1894
NOUNS
► CHANEY China → 1884 Amer. dial.
► CHINAMANIA an obsession with China and things Chinese → 1991 (Bk.)
► CHINK the Chinese language → 1936 Amer. sl., contemptuous
► CHINKS Chinese cuisine; Chinese food → 1948 Amer. sl., usually offensive
► KOWTOW the Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead in the act of prostrating oneself, as an expression of extreme respect, submission, or worship → 1804
► SINICISM Chinese manners, customs, or principles → 1891
► SINICIZATION the action of Sinicizing (investing with Chinese character)→ 1898
► SINIFICATION the action of Sinicizing (investing with Chinese character)→ 1900
► SINOGRAM a Chinese written character → 1898
► SINOLOGY the study of things Chinese → 1882
NOUNS – PERSON
► ABC 1. a Chinese person born and raised in Australia (Australian-Born Chinese) → 1968 Aust. sl.
2. an American-born Chinese → 1984 US sl.
► AH CABBAGE a nickname for a Chinese immigrant → 1900s Aust. sl.
► AH SIN a Chinese person → L19 Aust. sl.
► CANARY a Chinese immigrant → L19 Aust. & NZ sl.
► CATAIAN a man of China → 1577 obs.
► CHINABOY a Chinese man → 1850 Amer. sl., usually contemptuous
► CHINAT a Nationalist Chinese → 1961 Amer. military usage
► CHINEE a Chinese person → 1853 Amer. sl., usually contemptuous
► CHING a Chinese person → 1900 Amer. sl.
► CHING-CHANG a Chinese person → 1965 Amer. dial., usually derogatory
► CHING-CHING a Chinese person → 1898 Amer. sl.
► CHINK a Chinese person → 1891 sl., derogatory or offensive
► CHINK-CHINK CHINAMAN a Chinese person → 1965 Amer. dial., usually derogatory
► CHINKEY ► CHINKIE ► CHINKY a Chinese person → 1878 sl., derogatory or offensive
► CHINKY-CHINKY CHINAMAN a Chinese person → 1965 Amer. dial., usually derogatory
► CHINO a nickname for a Chinese → 1898 US sl.,esp. military usage, derogatory
► CHOW a Chinese person → 1864 sl., chiefly Aust., derogatory
► CHOW-CHOW a nickname for a Chinese → M19 Aust. sl., derogatory
► CHUPPIE a Chinese yuppie → 1988 sl., orig. & chiefly N. Amer.
► COOLIE an immigrant Chinese labourer → 1873 US
► DINGBAT a Chinese → 20C Aust. & Brit. sl.
► DINK a Chinese → 1938 sl., derogatory
► FLANGEHEAD a Chinese person → 1949 sl., derogatory
► GANBU an office-holder in a Chinese organization, esp. Party or military → 1956
► GRIFFIN a person resident in China under three years → 1892 Anglo-Chinese (Bk.)
► HASHER a Chinese person → 1967 Amer. dial.
► HEATHEN CHINEE a Chinese person, esp. one regarded as devious and cunning → 1870 Amer. dial.
► HEATHEN CHINESE a Chinese person, esp. one regarded as devious and cunning → 1968 Amer. dial.
► HELICOPTER a Chinese-educated person → 2002 Singapore sl.
► JOHN a Chinese person → 1855 Amer. dial.
► JOHN CHINAMAN a Chinese person → 1834 Amer. dial.
► JOHNNY a Chinese person → 1884 Amer. dial.
► KWANG a Chinese person → 1910s Aust. sl.
► LAUNDRYMAN a Chinese man; broadly, an Asian man → 1884 US sl., contemptuous
► MOCHALIE a Chinaman → 1914 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► MONGOL a Chinese immigrant to Australia, or the United States → 1902 Aust. sl.
► MONGOLIAN a Chinese immigrant to Australia → 1859 Aust. sl., derogatory
► MONK a non-White person; a Chinese person → 1903 US sl., derogatory & offensive
► MONKEY a Chinese person; a Mongolian; any East Asian person → 1900 Aust. & US sl.
► MONKEY MAN a Chinese person; a Mongolian; any East Asian person → 1910 Aust. sl.
► MOWLAH a Chinese → L19 Aust. sl.
► MUSHE a Syrian or a Chinese → 1943 W. Indies sl.
► MUSTARD an Asian person, usually Chinese → 1930 US sl.
► NAYGER a Chinese person → 1898 Aust. sl.
► NYAM DOG a Chinese person → 1943 W. Indies sl.
► PADDY a Chinese person → 1854 Aust. & US sl.
► PAKE a Chinese person → 1938 Hawaii, sometimes derogatory
► PAT a Chinese → 20C Aust.
► PIGTAIL a Chinese person → 1858 sl., orig. Aust., derogatory or offensive
► PONG a Chinese person → 1906 Aust. sl., usually derogatory or offensive
► RICEMAN a Chinese or other Oriental person → 20C US sl., derogatory
► SINOLOGER one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China → 1857
► SINOLOGIST one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China → 1857
► SINOLOGUE one versed in the Chinese language, or in the customs and history of China → 1856
► SKIBBY a Chinese, or any Oriental → 1920s US sl., derogatory
► SLANT-EYE ► SLANT-EYES a Chinese, anyone from East Asia; anyone of a race with slanting eyes → 1929 sl., orig. US, derogatory or offensive
► WEE WILLIE WINKY a Chinese person → 1990s sl., derogatory
► WIDOW’S (WINK) a Chinese person → 1990s sl., rhyming sl. for ‘Chink’, derogatory
► WOCK JOCK a Chinese person → 2004 Brit. sl. (Bk.)
► WOCKY a Chinese person → 2004 Brit. sl. (Bk.)
► WOK JOCKEY a Chinese person → 2004 Brit. sl. (Bk.)
► YAP a Chinese person → 1958 W. Indies
► YELLOW a person of South-East or East Asian (esp. Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin → 1775 usually offensive
► YELLOW-BELLY a person of South-East or East Asian (esp. Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin → 1867, often derogatory, and offensive
► YELLOW BOY a Chinese → E20 US
► YELLOW FACE a Chinese person → 1892 sl., usually derogatory
► YELLOW FISH an illegal Chinese immigrant → 1970 US Pacific Coast usage, offensive
► YELLOWHAMMER a Chinese person → 1907 US sl.
► YELLOW MAN a person of South-East or East Asian (esp. Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin → 1788 hist., now offensive
► YELLOW SATIN a Chinese woman considered as a sex object → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► YELLOW-SKIN a person of South-East or East Asian (esp. Chinese or Japanese) ethnic origin → 1847 often derogatory, now offensive
VERBS
► MOVE THE LAUNDRY to smuggle illegal Chinese immigrants → 1930s US criminals’ sl.
► SINICIZE to invest with a Chinese character → 1889
► SINIFY to invest with a Chinese character → 1900
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