chin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.2.2 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.4 Anagrams 2 Aleut 2.1 Interjection 3 Japanese 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.3 Proper noun 4 Navajo 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Romanian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Declension 5.3.2 Synonyms 5.3.3 Derived terms 6 Spanish 6.1 Noun 6.2 References

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: chĭn, IPA: /tʃɪn/, SAMPA: /tSIn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɪn

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English ċinn. Compare Persian چانه (čâne), German Kinn.

[edit] Noun

chin (plural chins)

1. The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth.
2. (slang, US) talk.
3. (slang, British) A falsehood.
4. (boxing, uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out.

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[edit] Synonyms

• mentum

[edit] See also

• chin up
• chin-up
• double chin

[edit] Etymology 2

Shortening of chinchilla.

[edit] Noun

chin (plural chins)

1. (endearing) a chinchilla.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: chin
• inch

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[edit] Interjection

chin

1. an exclamation of dislike.

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [cɕin]

[edit] Noun

chin (hiragana ちん)

1. チン: the sound a microwave makes when it is finished cooking
2. 狆: a Pekinese dog

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chin (hiragana ちん)

1. 朕: the royal We

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[edit] Navajo

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ʧʰɪ̀n]

[edit] Noun

chin

1. filth, body dirt

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Hungarian kín

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [kin]

[edit] Noun

chin n. (plural chinuri)

1. torture, pain

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• durere

[edit] Derived terms

• a chinui

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[edit] Spanish

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chin m. (plural chines)

1. (Dominican Republic, slang) small amount

Dame un chin de café. (Give me a little coffee.)

[edit] References

Orlando Alba, Cómo hablamos los dominicanos, Santo Domingo, Amigo del Hogar, 2003. (full text)