Chink was the nickname of some athletes or military figures, predominantly American in the early 20th century. It is often adjudged to be a reference to someone's appearance. The nickname is an ethnic slur originally referring to a person of Chinese descent. However, not all uses of the nickname were derived in that manner: basketball player Chink Crossin received the nickname as an onomatopoeia for the sound that chain basketball nets (sometimes used on outdoor basketball courts) make when a shot goes through (similar to the term "swish" used for cloth nets), and British Army officer Eric Dorman-Smith was given the nickname due to his resemblance to a Chinkara antelope. Notable persons with the nickname include:
Chink Alterman (1922–2009), American professional basketball player Chink Crossin (1923–1981), American professional basketball player Eric Dorman-Smith (1895–1969), Irish officer in the British Army and the Irish Republican Army John Heileman (1872–1940), American Major League Baseball player in 1901 Bankson T. Holcomb Jr. (1908–2000), United States Marine Corps brigadier general William O. Lowe (1894–1949), American college football player, lawyer, and Republican political figure in Tennessee Chink Outen (1905–1961), American Major League Baseball player in 1933 Chink Taylor (1898–1980), American Major League Baseball player in 1925 Albert Zachary (1914–2006), American Major League Baseball pitcher in 1944
See also Chink Martin (1886–1981), stage name of American jazz tuba player Martin Abraham Chink Santana (born 1972), stage name of American R&B musician and producer Andre Parker Chinki Yadav (born 1997), Indian sport shooter