English · Slang Attested 18+

chinky

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A Chinese takeaway restaurant.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nhà hàng thức ăn Trung Quốc

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⚠ Register: offensive, slang

Examples

What this means for young Chinese people growing up and serving behind the counter is captured in Pui Fan Lee’s autobiographical play Short, Fat, Ugly and Chinese, broadcast on Radio 5 in 1992. She remembers her childhood: ‘But most of all I hated the shop. The takeaway. Or, as the locals called it,

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A meal of Chinese food.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bữa ăn thức ăn Trung Quốc

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⚠ Register: offensive, slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A Chinese person.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người Trung Quốc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

⚠ Register: offensive, slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “chinky” mean?

A Chinese takeaway restaurant.

Is “chinky” formal or informal?

chinky is generally offensive, slang.

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