John Chinaman

English Proper noun en now _ offensive A Chinese man; the Chinese people generally. en 25 Mar 1840 The Colonist Sydney 2 1 John Chinaman is playing the devil with us shipmasters of the English nation. en 1887 Harriet W. Daly Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia 234 The simple cup of tea, and frugal meal of rice and salt fish, are the principal factors to " John Chinaman's " success wherever he goes. en 1985 w:Peter Carey Illywhacker Faber and Faber 2003 193 My head was full of stories about John Chinaman: opium, slavery, how they ate the hands of Christian babies. Synonyms en Johnny Chinaman en China Personifications