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CHINAMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Chinaman" is a kind of...):
bowling ((cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Synonyms:
Chinaman; chink
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chinaman" is a kind of...):
Chinese (a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China)
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
ethnic slur (a slur on someone's race or language)
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))