Chinee

See also: chinee and chinée

English

Etymology

Back-formation from Chinese.

Noun

Chinee (plural Chinees)

  1. (dated, offensive, Chinese Pidgin English) A person from China.

Usage notes
  • Now often a typo of Chinese, this spelling was used intentionally, as a pejorative, in the United States in the 19th century.
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