English Explanatory Dictionary

Chinaperson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Chinese person.

Word forms

Chinaperson Chinapersons Chinapeople

Etymology

From China + person. Coined by American political candidate Don Blankenship on April 23, 2018, during a live interview for West Virginia radio station 106.3 "The River". A few days later, Blankenship's campaign team went on to release a televised attack ad with the first-known attestation of the plural form "Chinapeople".

Synonyms

Chinaman
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