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jook-sing

/ˈdʒʊkˈsɪŋ/

jook-sing noun: a Chinese person, especially a Cantonese person born in the United States or Canada, who has overly assimilated to Western culture and has little or no command of any Chinese language.

Noun

jook-sing (plural jook-sings)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, slur) A Chinese person, especially a Cantonese person born in the United States or Canada, who has overly assimilated to Western culture and has little or no command of any Chinese language.
    Synonyms:
    banana, Twinkie

Synonyms of jook-sing

Forms of jook-sing

pluraljook-sings

Origin of jook-sing

Borrowed from Cantonese 竹升 (zuk1 sing1). See jook-sing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Questions about jook-sing

What does jook-sing mean?
Jook-sing means a Chinese person, especially a Cantonese person born in the United States or Canada, who has overly assimilated to Western culture and has little or no command of any Chinese language.
What part of speech is jook-sing?
Jook-sing is a noun.
How do you pronounce jook-sing?
Jook-sing is pronounced /ˈdʒʊkˈsɪŋ/.
What is the plural of jook-sing?
The plural of jook-sing is jook-sings.

Words near jook-sing in the dictionary

  1. jook houses
  2. jook joint
  3. jook joints
  4. jook organ
  5. jook organs
  6. jook-sing
  7. jook-sings
  8. jooked
  9. jooker
  10. jookers
  11. jooking

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