Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Chinee adj.

Chinese.

1866		Wild Boys of London I 127/2: ‘It’s a Chineyman,’ replied Schooly Bright.
1867		R. Whiteing Mr Sprouts, His Opinions 101: Look at the Chinee popilation theirselves, and the poor rag, tag, and bob-tail kreeturs that pretends to govern ’em.
1874		J.B. Stephens ‘My Chinee Cook’ Poems 3: Oh his dinners! they were fit for any duke! / Oh delectable Mongolian! Oh celestial Chinee cook!
1887		W.T. Call Josh Hayseed in N.Y. 36: That there Chiny feller has got a opium j’int.
1898		F.P. Dunne Mr Dooley in Peace and War 45: Th’ inhabitants is mostly naygurs an’ Chinnymen.
1921		P. & T. Casey Gay-cat 50: I’ll introduce you to Jim, our Chinee cookey.
1924		C.J. Dennis ‘’Ave a ’Eart!’ in Rose of Spadgers 78: A squealin’ Chinee fiddle.
1938		X. Herbert Capricornia (1939) 281: Slant-eyed lousy cowardly Chinee barsted!
1952		L. Hughes Laughing to Keep from Crying 12: Gimme one white woman [...] and you can take all those Chinee gals over here.
1953		R. Mais Hills were Joyful Together (1966) 33: The son of a Chinie-whore.
1961		(con. early 1950s) J. Peacock Valhalla 181: Who the hell cared about the Chinee soldier!
1964		R. Abrahams Humphrey’s Ride 25: Maybe you have such a bottle, Chinee doctor?
1986		O. Senior ‘Ballad’ Summer Lightning 109: They come out with good colour and straight hair better than Chiney hair.
1994		M. Montague Dread Culture 88: Stick it up, Chiney bwoy! Put all di money in dis bag.
2006		W. Chen Chutney Power and Stories 46: But the van full, leh we go, man, before the Chinee man wake up.