DCHP-2

jook sing jook-sing, Juk Sing; DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• n. — Ethnicities, derogatory slang, extremely offensive

  a person, or persons, of Chinese descent born and raised in Canada.

  Type: 5. Frequency — Literally translating to "hollow bamboo", jook sing in Canadian English refers to people of Chinese ancestry who were born or raised in Canada. Much like the slang term banana, jook sing carries negative connotations that imply the target of such an epithet lacks knowledge or association with native Chinese culture. Unlike banana, however, jook sing is not an accusation of total assimilation into Western society, but rather of a lack of any culture at all (see the 1979 and 1992 quotations). In print media the term appears most often as an alternative alongside "banana" or "CBC". The term is culturally relevant because it reflects Canada's large and growing Chinese-heritage population and history of perceived social distinctions as a result of Chinese immigration over five or six generations.
  International domain search results indicate that the term is most prevalent in Canada and dominant in the North American context (see Chart 1).

  See also: CBC ((2))  banana  Canadian-born Chinese  

  • The term is included for reasons of historical accuracy and completeness. It is not intended, as clearly indicated in the usage labels "derogatory" and "extremely offensive", as a term for current use or a term, meaning or usage that is in any way condoned.