Chiney

C3H4I1N1E1Y4

noun

China; Chinese.

OriginJamaican Creole Chiney →
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Meanings

Chiney1

proper noun
  1. alternativearchaicAlternative form of Ciney, a town in Belgium.

    CHINEY, a city of the Auſtrian Netherlands on the confines of the biſhopric of Liege, about twelve miles ſouth-eaſt of Namur...

    1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 192

Chiney2

nounChiney (plural Chineys)

plural Chineys

  1. slangChina; Chinese.

    Hold on, be strong, no matter what you're goin' through. You know it's gon be OK (OK!) today, even if the Chiney K sprays.

    2010 September 29, “Hold On”performed by Wyclef Jean,Mavado

Origin

  1. Jamaican CreoleChiney
  2. EnglishChiney

From Jamaican Creole Chiney.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Chiney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chiney

MLA

“Chiney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chiney. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chiney,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chiney.

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