In the United Kingdom, a chinky (alternatively known as a chinky chonky) is a slang term for Chinese takeaway restaurant, or the meal that one buys from such a restaurant. The name "chinky" is the adjectival form of chink, and like chink is an ethnic slur for Chinese people. It is also seen as a racist term towards people of Chinese/Asian origin. After several campaigns by the Scottish Executive, more people in Scotland now acknowledge that this name is indirectly racist. The Broadcasting Standards Commission held in 2002, after a complaint about the BBC One programme The Vicar of Dibley, that when used as the name of a type of restaurant or meal, rather than as an adjective applied to a person or group of people, the word carries no racist connotation. However, a year earlier the Commission's counterpart, the Radio Authority, apologised for the offence caused by an inci

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