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  • noun Plural form of chin.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chin.

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Examples

  • If they start blowing stuff up, worldwide, and want to keep all women prisoners at home, covered up to their chiny chin chins … … …. call me.

    We’re in Kansas after all, Toto « BuzzMachine 2005

  • His designs pulsed with angular hepcats bearing funnel-tapered noses and shark-fin chins fingering cockeyed pianos and honked lollipop-hued horns.

    Boing Boing 2004

  • His designs pulsed with angular hepcats bearing funnel-tapered noses and shark-fin chins, who fingered cockeyed pianos and honked lollipop-hued horns.

    Boing Boing: September 19, 2004 - September 25, 2004 Archives 2004

  • Example: Many French and Chinese people receding chins, which is a classic neanderthal feature.

    Modern humans may have inherited some Neanderthal genes - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • Example: Many French and Chinese people receding chins, which is a classic neanderthal feature.

    Modern humans may have inherited some Neanderthal genes - The Panda's Thumb 2010

  • "We escaped by the hairs of our chinny chin chins."

    USATODAY.com - Celts win ugly — in record fashion 2002

  • And excuse us if our chins are a bit scraped right now, because as we drove around Arlington looking to grab some late night grub, we happened upon the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, and our jaws dropped to the ground.

    WNYMedia.net 2009

  • And excuse us if our chins are a bit scraped right now, because as we drove around Arlington looking to grab some late night grub, we happened upon the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, and our jaws dropped to the ground.

    WNYMedia.net 2009

  • Kind of interesting -- I can do a couple sets of chins, ten or twelve reps a set "chins" meaning that your palms face away, as opposed to pull-ups, palms facing toward you but this rope, it's a bear ...

    Spring Fever Steve Perry 2007

  • The Sunreef 80 Ultimate carbon fibre yacht has thin and sleek marine hulls with reversed bow and integrated stepped hull chins which is essential for the yacht's high performance.

    PR.com Press Releases Sunreef Yachts 2010

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