Chin

Pronunciation

• enPR: chÄ­n, IPA: /tʃɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

From Middle English chin, from Old English ċinn ("chin"), from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz ("chin") (compare West Frisian/Dutch kin, Low German/German Kinn, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenHw-, *ǵnā(w)- ("jaw") (compare Welsh gen, Latin gena, Tocharian A śanwem, Ancient Greek γένυς 'jaw', Armenian ծնոտ, Persian چانه, Sanskrit हनु).

Full definition of chin

Noun

1. The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth.
2. (slang, US) talk.
3. (slang, British) A falsehood.
4. (boxing, uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out.

Synonyms

• mentum

Derived terms

Verb

1. (slang, intransitive) To talk.
2. To perform a chin-up.
3. (UK, transitive) To punch (someone)'s chin (part of the body).

Synonyms

• (talk (slang)) gab

Shortening of chinchilla.

Noun

1. (endearing) a chinchilla.

Anagrams

• inch