chink:
Apart form other meanings/definitions…
(also, only in this context, ‘Chinky’ (with plural: ‘Chinkies‘) or ‘Chinkie’; plural: ‘chinks‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘chin’ rhyme with the word “chin”)
Note: This is an old and indecent/insulting word and so not to be used in any conversation. On the other hand, ‘chink’ is also used to refer to a small, narrow opening in something or a tear in something, and it also refers to the tingling sound made by some metal pieces, especially coins.
a Chinese person — an immigrant of Chinese origin/descent;
a Chinaman,
a Chink
e.g.
Though a Chink is an insulting term for a Chinaman, some people, especially those who hate China or Chinese for no good reason, use it deliberately.
Though a Chink is an insulting term for a Chinaman, some people, especially those who hate China or Chinese for no good reason, use it deliberately.
The term Chink was first directed at the Chinese immigrant labour but records show that “Chink” or “Chinky” was used during Korean and Vietnam Wars to refer to the Korean and Vietnam soldiers.
Interestingly enough, ‘chinky’ is still used in Britain as a nickname for Chinese food, and in this context, no offence is meant or taken!
For some explanation on how this insulting term came into being, please click here, and for other meanings/definitions of chink, you may click here.
Iron Chink
The ‘Iron Chink‘, however, is a machine/device used for scaling, cutting, dressing and canning fish, especially salmon fish, automatically, needing very few workers. This machine was invented and patented by Edmund A. Smith in 1905, and as the Chinese fish plant workers were held in great respect for their workmanship in those days, he named his machine ‘Iron Chink’.
