chinny
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
chinny (comparative chinnier, superlative chinniest)
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
chinny (plural chinnies)
- An exercise performed by lying flat and then bringing the knees toward the chest while simultaneously raising the chest to meet the knees.
- (slang) An opaque white chalk marble with colored stripes.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From chinchilla + -y.
Noun[edit]
chinny (plural chinnies)
- (informal) A chinchilla.
- 2006, Jane Harrington, Bill Henderson, Extreme Pets, →ISBN, page 69:
- Chinnies are rodents, so they chew-chew-chew! Make sure there are no electrical cords or other dangerous or important things within reach of his teeth.
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
chinny (plural chinnies)
- The Chinese pink; Dianthus chinensis.
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