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China bugs

China bugs is the plural of China bug.

Meaning of China bug

Noun

China bug (plural China bugs)

  1. (US, ethnic, historical, slur) A fresh off the boat Chinese-American immigrant.
    • The ABCs called us FOBs—Fresh Off the Boat—or China Bugs. Even the American-born Chinese referred to us as ‘Chinese’—as though they were not.1977, Joe Fong, quotee, Unemployment and Crime: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First and Second Sessions...

Questions about China bugs

What is China bugs the plural of?
China bugs is the plural of China bug.

Words near China bugs in the dictionary

  1. China beans
  2. china blue
  3. china blues
  4. China Buckeer
  5. China bug
  6. China bugs
  7. china cabinet
  8. china cabinets
  9. China cap
  10. China caps
  11. china clay

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