chank

Formschanks, chanking, chanked

Pluralchanks

1. 1
   verbUStransitive or intransitive

   To eat in a loud, messy way, with lots of chewing noise.

   Like a horse eating an apple with loud crunching sounds.

   The dog began to chank its food the moment the bowl hit the floor.

   He chanks loudly whenever he sits down to a meal.

   Similarchomp, champ, munch

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2. 2
   nounIndiacountable

   The large spiral shell of a sea snail, often cut and polished to make bracelets.

   Like a big spiral seashell you might find on a beach.

   She wore a smooth white bracelet carved from a chank.

   The diver brought up a large chank from the seabed.

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3. 3
   nounderogatoryoffensiveeuphemisticcountable

   A cruel and insulting word for a Chinese person. It is a slur and should never be used.

   He felt sick when someone called him a chank at school.

   No one should ever be called a chank.

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