# chink cough

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of whooping cough.

## Etymology
From chink, a variant of kink (“to gasp, to convulse with coughing or laughter”), + cough. Compare Scots kink-host, Dutch kinkhoest.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chink-cough