Definition of "Chink"

Then her eyes, always alert for the affairs of her kitchen, fell on some action of the Chinese cook which aroused her violent disapproval. She turned on him with a torrent of abuse. The Chink was not backward to defend himself, and a very lively quarrel ensued.

1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 51”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […]

[Ignatz Mouse:] A new Chink in town, and acting mighty queer too – I suspect foul play.

1920 October 17, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, comic strip

He scratched his head. "Well, damn me," said he. "I never thought I would take orders from a Chink, but he says 'hist!' and by crums you've got to hist and no back talk either."

1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Let's order some Chink. Where's that menu? I think we've got the stuff we usually order circled. I'm starved!

1995, “Daddy's on the Drink” (track 12), in Shame-Based Man‎, performed by Bruce McCulloch