"chee chee" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-chee chee.ogg Forms: chee chees [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Spanish chichi Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|chichi}} Spanish chichi Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} chee chee (plural chee chees)
  1. (US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A breast, tit. Tags: US, in-plural, slang Synonyms: chee-chee
    Sense id: en-chee_chee-en-noun-Hk-kyq-W Categories (other): American English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of British English: 56 42 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 45 1 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 66 32 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 51 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 52 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-chee chee.ogg Forms: chee chees [plural]
Etymology: Hobson-Jobson (see References) stated that the word is "said to be taken from chi (fie!), a common native (South Indian) interjection of remonstrance or reproof, supposed to be much used by the class in question. The term is, however, perhaps also a kind of onomatopoeia, indicating the mincing pronunciation which often characterises them." Hotten stated in his 1870 The Slang Dictionary "it takes its origin from a very common expression of these half-caste females, "CHEE-CHEE," equivalent to our "Oh, fie! - Nonsense! - For shame!" Merriam-Webster (see References) states "probably from Hindi chī-chī fie!, literally, dirt". Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolinkhead=1}} chee chee (countable and uncountable, plural chee chees), {{tlb|en|UK|slang|archaic|offensive|19th century}} (UK, slang, archaic, offensive, 19th century)
  1. (countable, ethnic slur) A mixed-race person of British and Eurasian origin and in particular of Anglo-Indian descent. Tags: UK, archaic, countable, ethnic, obsolete, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-chee_chee-en-noun-rpWoBpTt Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 45 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 51 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 52 1
  2. (chiefly attributive) The speech style of these people. Tags: UK, archaic, attributive, countable, obsolete, offensive, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chee_chee-en-noun-gxQOrpfs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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