ching chong
English
Etymology
Imitative.
Interjection
ching chong
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Mimicking Chinese speech.
- 2008, Alice Pung, Growing Up Asian in Australia, page 91:
- He came up with three or four kids behind him, chanting 'Ching chong! Ching chong! Don't even know how to talk! Don't even know how to fight!'
- 2009, Kent A. Ono, Vincent N. Pham, Asian Americans and the media (page 104)
- For example, comedian and talk-show host Adam Corolla and NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal have each previously made ching chong comments in reference to Asians and Asian Americans.
See also
Noun
ching chong (plural ching chongs)