butt chin

plural butt chins · alternative butt-chin

1. CanadaUSslangA cleft chin.

   He had a cleft chin, or as Matt whispered to me, a butt chin.

   2006, Carol Weston, Melanie in Manhattan, page 261

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   Still looking lost and confused, Clive scratched his butt-chin, looked me in the eye with both pupils constricted, and full of uncertainty, he stammered as he fired yet another question.

   2011, C. Lazarus, Father on the Loose!

   Katie immediately noticed a deep cleft in his chin. “Butt chin” was what the kids at school called it.

   2010, Scott Pratt, Injustice for All

   Alex barked a laugh, surprising both of them. "Butt chin? What does that mean?" "It's got a crack in it, like a butt. Daddy had the butt chin, too."

   2010, Beth Williamson, Unbridled

   Aria sneaked a peek at Sean. Her eyes kept gravitating toward the little cleft in his chin. Ali used to call them "butt chins," but it was actually pretty cute.

   2008, Sara Shepard, Flawless, page 206

   His most distinctive feature was his cleft chin. Some people jokingly referred to it as a “butt chin.” Sheppard's dimpled chin wasn't at all unsightly.

   2007, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, Sullivan's Evidence, page 334