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North American Chinaman
Slang, Derog., Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
among goldseekers in the Cariboo, a person from the Canadas; a Canadian.
See: oatmeal Chinaman
Quotations
1932
Canadians acquired a reputation for "horning in", and simultaneously the epithet "North American Chinamen".
1952
North American Chinamen--Pre-Confederation British Columbia term used to describe the "Canadians" who were unpopular because of their thriftiness.
1958
. . . Englishmen, Canadians . . . jostled the Celestials, as everyone called the Chinese. Canadians were not too popular either; they were often called North American Chinese because they sent their money back to the Canadian provinces.