chinny chin chin

English

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Etymology

Originally from a repeated line of dialogue in the British nursery rhyme "The Three Little Pigs", where the term was used for rhythmic effect: "No, no, by the hair of my chinny chin chin."

Noun

chinny chin chin (plural chinny chin chins)

  1. (humorous) The chin (jawline below the mouth).
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