"Chinaboy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪnəbɔɪ/ Forms: Chinaboys [plural]
Etymology: From China + boy; compare Chinaman (etymology). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|China|boy}} China + boy Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chinaboy (plural Chinaboys)
  1. (obsolete, now offensive, ethnic slur) A boy who is Chinese; a (young) man from China or of Chinese descent. Tags: ethnic, obsolete, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-Chinaboy-en-noun-fe2wXUdL Categories (other): English ethnic slurs
  2. (obsolete, now offensive) A houseboy from China or of Chinese descent. Tags: obsolete, offensive
    Sense id: en-Chinaboy-en-noun-I3SR~COq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: China boy, China-boy

Inflected forms

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