China doll

See also: china doll

English

Etymology

Blend of China +‎ china doll.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

China doll (plural China dolls)

  1. An Asian tree or shrub grown for its glossy foliage in warm climates and elsewhere as a container plant, Radermachera sinica.
  2. (slang, offensive) A stereotypically feminine and submissive young Asian woman.
    • 1958, Kitty Buhler, Thomas F. Kelly, James Benson Nablo, movie title, in Frank Borzage, director, China Doll:

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.