"Chinesium" meaning in English

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          "text": "The hammer was pure Chinesium, and shattered on the first strike.",
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          "ref": "2002 September 6, Artemia Salina, “recommendations for a milling machine”, in rec.crafts.metalworking (Usenet)",
          "text": "Just say \"no\" to Chinesium!",
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          "ref": "2016 February 14, Barry Beams, “Lights = manufacturers moving to non-replaceable batteries”, in rec.bicycles.tech (Usenet)",
          "text": "The Oculus uses 26650 4.5 amp hour (guaranteed minimum capacity, not some Chinesium fiction) or any 18650 size you want if you're into being super-light weight for a self contained battery superbeam kind of light.",
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          "ref": "2017 May 8, Clocky, “12V UV Germicidal Light Bulb”, in aus.electronics (Usenet)",
          "text": "Dunno, they work well enough and it hasn't failed, that's a pretty high standard for Chinesium stuff.",
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          "ref": "2020 May 18, andrewwayc...@gmail.com, “315M DPSS laser issues, fringe movement”, in alt.lasers (Usenet)",
          "text": "I have eliminated the possibility of table, pump, or fan movement- as my cheapo chinesium diode laser settles just fine in no time.",
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          "ref": "2022 November 24, Mostowski Collapse, “\"Without loss of generality\" may not be formalizable”, in sci.math (Usenet)",
          "text": "Hey Wonky Man is your DC Proof tool made of chinesium? It seems to be extremly fragile, can even not prove the simplest things. And how do you think the Pigeonhole principle is formulate in a SAT Solver?",
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          "ref": "2023 January 10, Phil Hobbs, “Logic analyzers”, in sci.electronics.design (Usenet)",
          "text": "Sooo, I'm considering buying something a bit better than our $8 Chinesium knockoff. Suggestions?",
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          "text": "Hey Wonky Man is your DC Proof tool made of chinesium? It seems to be extremly fragile, can even not prove the simplest things. And how do you think the Pigeonhole principle is formulate in a SAT Solver?",
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        },
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          "ref": "2023 January 10, Phil Hobbs, “Logic analyzers”, in sci.electronics.design (Usenet)",
          "text": "Sooo, I'm considering buying something a bit better than our $8 Chinesium knockoff. Suggestions?",
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