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单词 chin music
释义

chin music


noun Older Slang.

idle talk; gossip.

Origin of chin music

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words nearby chin music

chinkapin, chink in one's armor, chinless, chinless wonder, chin muscle, chin music, chino, chinoiserie, chinone, Chinook, Chinookan
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Example sentences from the Web for chin music

  • Of course, I'm awfully obliged to you for making that chin-music to her of evenings.

    Roads of Destiny|O. Henry
  • Then he would make them get up and dance like mad for five minutes, while he crooned "chin-music" to them.

    Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo

British Dictionary definitions for chin music

chin music

noun informal

cricket baseball bowling or pitching aimed at the batsman or batter's head
US idle conversation
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