chaomian

Noun

chow mein (countable and uncountable, plural chow meins)

1. A westernized Chinese dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat or seafood.
   • I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand
     Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain
     He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook's
     Gonna get a big dish of beef chow mein.1978, “Werewolves of London”, in Warren Zevon, LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel (music), Excitable Boy, performed by Warren Zevon
2. (India, countable, offensive, slang) A person from Northeast India.
   • Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more.2017 May 23, Alana Golmei, “Let’s talk about racism”, in Hindustan Times, Delhi