this ain't it, chief

phrase

Used as a disagreeing riposte to point out that something isn't as good or admirable as the listener has previously thought.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. InternetneologismUsed as a disagreeing riposte to point out that something isn't as good or admirable as the listener has previously thought.

Origin

First attested in 2018.

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APA

this ain't it, chief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20ain't%20it%2C%20chief

MLA

“this ain't it, chief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20ain't%20it%2C%20chief. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “this ain't it, chief,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20ain't%20it%2C%20chief.

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