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dim sum chinese

Term used to describe yourself if your proficiency in chinese is only conversational as opposed to fluent.

Dim sum refers to chinese brunch and therefore dim sum chinese means one can only speak chinese well enough to make it through an afternoon eating dim sum with fluent chinese speaking family members.

Someone who can only speak dim sum chinese most likely cannot understand most of chinese radio, tv shows or songs.

Very common amongst ABC's (american born chinese)
Hey, I'm kind of nervous about you meeting my parents tomorrow. I feel like they would disapprove of me dating someone who can only speak dim sum chinese.
by joechin November 9, 2010
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Egg and Chips

A euphamism for sex. First used in World War 2, whilst the british soldiers were in france, the french prostitutes would proposition them by saying "egg and chips johnny?".
"last night was good man, egg and chips for the first time in months"
by Jabbra December 14, 2012
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Chinese smile

Superficial agreement to an action the speaker has no intention of carrying out.
No shit he ditched your moving party--he was just giving you the Chinese smile.
by Geoff_M October 30, 2009
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Chinese-Whispers Effect

The effect that occurs when something is heard through word of mouth, a variation on the original message or topic of discussion, as commonly happens in the childhood game of Chinese-Whispers.
"Man i heard you were walking coast to coast!?, for charity or something?"
"Nope, but my mum is."
"Huh, must have been the Chinese-Whispers Effect"
by blurnsgha February 25, 2008
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Chips is Chips

Chips is Chips: a statement that can be used in many scenarios to more or less declare that "it is what it is", or "live and let go". Almost always this saying is used to eleviate the intensity of a conversation, conflict, or dilemma at hand. It helps us single out the petty worries of day to day living.
Husband: "Oh what a terrible day! We lost power today at the office, I was stuck in traffic for two hours, and got pulled over ten minutes before I got home!"
Wife: "Don't worry about it so much dear, chips is chips."
by RitaIsItalianForICE January 5, 2009
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Chinese makeover

To finish in your partner's hand and have them smell it. If it smells fresh you may proceed to smear it on your face.
That chinese makeover would have been great if he got more on my cheeks.
by charmz 813 November 10, 2009
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Chinese Democracy Syndrome

When it takes a person a very long time to complete something that they promised to finish a long time ago.
It's taking me forever to finish this... I think I've got Chinese Democracy Syndrome.
by bungelina January 26, 2010
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