"Chinaperson" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Chinapersons [plural], Chinapeople [plural]
Etymology: From China + person. Coined by American political candidate Don Blankenship on April 23, 2018, during a live interview for West Virginia radio station 106.3 "The River". A few days later, Blankenship's campaign team went on to release a televised attack ad with the first-known attestation of the plural form "Chinapeople". Etymology templates: {{com|en|China|person}} China + person, {{coinage|en|Don Blankenship|in=on April 23, 2018|nat=American|occ=political candidate}} Coined by American political candidate Don Blankenship on April 23, 2018 Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Chinapeople}} Chinaperson (plural Chinapersons or Chinapeople)
  1. (offensive, uncommon) A Chinese person. Tags: offensive, uncommon Synonyms: Chinaman Hyponyms: Chinawoman
    Sense id: en-Chinaperson-en-noun-jEq6Ks8x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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