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Chinesium 

An element not found on the periodic table. A crappy metal or plastic substance made in China in the manufacture of ALL Chinese exports.
The only stuff under the Christmas tree this year is Chinesium crap.
Chinesium by R Vegas July 9, 2010

chinesium 

The material used in products that guarantees that the product will break within the first week of usage.
Your new iphone case broke? It was probably made of chinesium.
chinesium by DirtyDan20xx May 1, 2019

Chinesium 

A type of low quality steel , typically in tools. Most samples are low quality mild steel, or overhardened carbon steel. A good way to tell if an object is made of chinesium is checking the stamp. If the stamp says "H.S.S.", "HSS" or similar and is labeled "Made in China/Taiwan" it is probable chinesium. Another way to see is if it breaks or becomes dysfunctional very quickly.
Damn, that drill bit is dull as heck and it snapped in half... Definitely chinesium.

Wow, look at those chinesium screws. They are already stripped.
Chinesium by IanTofu January 14, 2019

Chinesium 

A crappy metal made in China that's used in Apple products to ensure that they break just outside of the warranty or when you try to repair them.
I tried opening up my Macbook to fix the logic board but the shitty chinesium screws broke off! Fuck you Apple!
Chinesium by Zipdox June 16, 2018

Chinesium 

A grouping of Chinese characters, emojies, and other random crap in text fields when something fails to display for any reason on a computing system
I guess my system can't read this. It keeps displaying lots of chinesium.
Chinesium by wirelesswasabi September 26, 2018

Chinesium 

A rare metal, most often found in China, that has a fragile or otherwise shoddy composition. This term, as well as its subsequent definitional origin, was created by racing champion and professional body-builder David Morgan.
Guy 1: "My glass cup broke with just the slightest touch! What a piece of junk!"

Guy 2: "It must've been made of Chinesium!"
Chinesium by JohnnySparx March 19, 2025