Chink (ch ngk)n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for person of Chinese birth or descent. [Probably alteration of Chinese.] |
| chink 1 (chngk) n. A narrow opening, such as a crack or fissure. tr.v. chinked, chink·ing, chinks 1. To make narrow openings in. 2. To fill narrow openings in. [Probably alteration of obsolete chine, from Middle English, crack, from Old English cine.] chink  y adj. |
| chink 2 (chngk) n. A slight, metallic sound, as of coins rattling in a pocket. intr. & tr.v. chinked, chink·ing, chinks To make or cause to make a slight, metallic sound. [Imitative.] |
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