"Chinee" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɪniː/ Forms: Chinees [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from Chinese, using -ee. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Chinese}} Chinese, {{m|en|-ee}} -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chinee (plural Chinees)
  1. (dated, offensive, Chinese Pidgin English, ethnic slur) A person from China. Tags: dated, ethnic, offensive, slur Related terms: Japanee, Portugee
    Sense id: en-Chinee-en-noun-ekaA-~cT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Chinee meaning in English (1.5kB)

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          "ref": "1870, Bret Harte, Plain Language from Truthful James",
          "text": "But the hands that were played / By that heathen Chinee, / And the points that he made, / Were quite frightful to see,— / Till at last he put down a right bower, / Which the same Nye had dealt unto me.",
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          "word": "Portugee"
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