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chin-chin(dictionary)
chin(1)(dictionary)
chin-up(dictionary)
chin(dictionary)
chin cap(medicine)
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yah boo (iou) and chin(1) (iou)


yah boo (iou)



yah boo interjection & noun. [jɑ: 'bu:] slang. Also ya boo. E20.
[from YAH interjection2 + BOO interjection.]
A. interjection. Orig. among children: expr. scorn or derision. E20.
b. noun. An utterance of 'yah boo!'. E20.

chin(1) (iou)



chin noun1.

The front of the lower jaw. OE.
double chin: see DOUBLE adjective & adverb. keep one's chin up remain cheerful. lead with one's chin: see LEAD verb1. stick one's chin out: see STICK verb1. take it on the chin fig. (a) suffer a severe blow; (b) meet misfortune courageously. up to the chin reaching to the chin; deeply immersed in.
A talk, a conversation. Also redupl. chin-chin. slang (chiefly US). L19.
Comb.: chin Music (chiefly US) talk, chatter; chin-strap a strap for fastening a hat etc. under the chin; chins wag: see WAG verb. chin-wag noun & verb (colloq.) (a) noun chat, talk; a conversation; (b) verb intrans. talk, chat.
chinless adjective (a) without a chin; (b) fig. lacking firmness of character (esp. in
chinless wonder): E19.
chinned adjective having a chin, esp. of a specified kind L16.
chinny adjective marked by a conspicuous chin L19.