C18: from Chinese (Peking) ch'ing-ch'ing please-please
chin-chin in American English
(ˈtʃɪnˌtʃɪn)
Word forms: verb-chinned, -chinning
noun
1.
polite and ceremonious speech
2.
light conversation; chitchat
intransitive verb
3.
to speak politely and ceremoniously
4.
to talk casually and lightly; chat
interjection
5.
(used as a greeting or farewell)
6.
(used as a toast, as in drinking to someone's health)
Word origin
[1785–95; ‹ Chin qǐng-qǐng please-please]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cyclic, depot, initiative, preemptive, terrorist
All related terms of 'chin-chin'
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