noun
Meaning 1
The chin (jawline below the mouth).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
The chin (jawline below the mouth).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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."