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Chiney
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English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
en archaic en Ciney, a town in Belgium.
1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 192:
CHINEY, a city of the Auſtrian Netherlands on the confines of the biſhopric of Liege, about twelve miles ſouth-eaſt of Namur...
Etymology 2
From en jam Chiney.
Noun
en slang China; Chinese.
en 2010-09 Wyclef Jean,Mavado Hold On https://genius.com/Wyclef-jean-hold-on-lyrics https://youtube.com/watch?v=OiB7XS5L6-U 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.
Derived terms
en Chiney K
Jamaican Creole
Noun
China; Chinese.
jam 2008-09-12 Vybz Kartel,Jah Vinci Jamaican Style, Vol.3 46 Weh Dem A Go https://genius.com/Vybz-kartel-weh-dem-a-go-lyrics Dem shoulda memba say di Haskell a spray, di sixpance a play. Weh dem a guh wid dem Chiney K? They should remember that the Haskell(Hi-Point) 45 ACP Semi-auto Pistol sprays (bullets), the six-shooter will play. Where are they going with their (imitation) Chinese Kalashnikovs?
jam 2008-12-27 w:Vybz Kartel Pon Di Gaza 2.0 24 Last Man Standing https://genius.com/Vybz-kartel-last-man-standing-lyrics Me get a K from Vagga from De La Vega weh mek Chiney man skin black like naega I get a Kalashnikov from my friend Vagga from De La Vega which makes a Chinese man's skin black like a nigga's.
jam 2008 w:Mavado Gaza vs Gully EP Part 1 18 Chiney K https://genius.com/Mavado-chiney-k-lyrics Inna middle day, gun play. Bad man ah beat di Chiney K. Night turn to day, all mama pray. Dem ah beat di Chiney K. In the middle of the day, there's gun play. Bad men shoot the Chinese imitation Kalashnikovs. Night turns to day, all mothers pray. They shoot the Chinese (imitation) Kalashnikovs.
en 2017-12-08 Teejay Strictly the Best, Vol. 59 Up Top https://genius.com/Teejay-up-top-lyrics Mi know dem ends like mi design di map. Rifle with the spikey back, K from Chiney clap I know the ends like I designed the map. The rifle with the spikey back, the Kalashnikov from China claps.