What's the difference between chinaman and off?

Chinaman


Definition:

  • (n.) A native of China; a Chinese.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He said: “If any Englishman said he has never called a Chinaman a chink he is lying.
  • (2) If somebody says to a Chinaman: ‘You’re a chink,’ would he be upset about it?
  • (3) China While China's uneasy embrace of the free market means Colonel Sanders' face is seen more than Chairman Mao's, it doesn't mean that Xuan Q Chinaman can put up his Reeboks, sip on a Pepsi and watch what he likes.
  • (4) If any Englishman said he has never called a Chinaman a chink he is lying,” Whelan said.
  • (5) The Wigan owner also said it was “nothing” to call a “Chinaman” a “Chink” and that any Englishman who said he had not done so was lying.
  • (6) First, I’d mistakenly believed mocking east Asian people for their speech inflections had died out with Benny Hill’s Chinaman skit .
  • (7) He said: “Calling a Chinaman a ‘chink’ is nothing,” adding: “If any Englishman said he has never called a Chinaman a ‘chink’, he’s lying.” Of the reference to Smith, Whelan said Mackay’s remark was only reflecting that Jewish people “love money” like everybody does.

Off


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
  • (adv.) Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.
  • (adv.) Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like.
  • (adv.) Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off.
  • (adv.) Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.
  • (adv.) Denoting opposition or negation.
  • (interj.) Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
  • (prep.) Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.
  • (a.) On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse or ox; the off leg.
  • (a.) Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics.
  • (n.) The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.

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