A sarcastic phrase used to describe where nearly all consumer products in the U.S.A. anymore are made. Where corporate assholes are taking the good jobs to because they practice the gulag labor system there and don't follow the standards for safe work conditions, environmental protection, human rights or decent wages for the workers.
Jack and Diane look at a CD boombox in an electronics store. Jack looks at a box sitting on a shelf. Diane asks, "Where is it from, dear? Our last boombox was made in Japan and it lasted about 20 years". Jack reads off the words at the lower left corner, "Honey, it says "made in Chine-fucking-uh." Diane says, "That means it was made in a gulag where quantity is emphasized over quality, so it's probably a piece of shit". Jack says, "Since those politicians have been kissing the Chinese government's asses almost everything here comes from China. We might as well get this hunk of junk anyway".
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a light, soft, silk or synthetic fabric with minute irregularities of surface.
- that girl has is wearing a really light, soft and silky sweater with minute irregularities of surface
-yeah dude, looks like its made of crepe de chine
(pron. /fa'bri:k oส shi:n/)
Literally, "made in China" in French. Used as a humourous euphemism for cheap, imported goods of questionable quality.
A: Oh, I love your new dress! Where did you get it?
B: <pretentiously> It's Fabrique au Chine, darling.
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what shoddy merchandise; clearly crepe de Chine
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Chines can be used as thank you and your welcome.
If someone gives you something like a cookie you can say chines or chines thank you. Or if you give someone something and they say thank you you say chines.
Short for machine. Could be used to criticize another for robotic, repetitive or otherwise useless actions.
Or to phrase someone who is hard-working, well-built or careful
Example 1)
Person 1: Brad just bought another 6 pairs of Js, 4 fitteds, and he doesn't have a job.
Person 2: Man's a buyin machine.
Example 2)
Person 1: No wonder Sarah's always tired and never goes out, she works 3 jobs and 40+ hours a week.
Person 2: Girl's a machine.