chinny chin chin

noun

The chin (jawline below the mouth).

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Meanings

nounchinny chin chin (plural chinny chin chins)

plural chinny chin chins · alternative chiny chin chin

  1. humorousThe chin (jawline below the mouth).

Origin

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."

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APA

chinny chin chin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinny%20chin%20chin

MLA

“chinny chin chin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinny%20chin%20chin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chinny chin chin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinny%20chin%20chin.

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