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Chinamen's chances

Chinamen's chances is the plural of Chinaman's chance.

Meaning of Chinaman's chance

Noun

Chinaman's chance (plural Chinamen's chances)

  1. (idiomatic, offensive) No chance; zero possibility.
    • And if I weren’t here now, Driscoll and Ann wouldn’t have a Chinaman’s chance.’1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 103

Questions about Chinamen's chances

What is Chinamen's chances the plural of?
Chinamen's chances is the plural of Chinaman's chance.

Words near Chinamen's chances in the dictionary

  1. Chinamaxxes
  2. Chinamaxxing
  3. Chinameca
  4. chinamen
  5. Chinamen on their backs
  6. Chinamen's chances
  7. chinampa
  8. chinampas
  9. Chinan
  10. Chinandega
  11. Chinangin

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