chin music

American  

noun

Older Slang.

1. idle talk; gossip.

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chin music British  

noun

1. cricket baseball bowling or pitching aimed at the batsman or batter's head

2. idle conversation

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Etymology

Origin of chin music

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

In contrast, the WRU bosses have been hiding in the pavilion, looking for a night-watchman to take on the chin music, rather than stride to the wicket to face the deliveries thrown down.

From BBC

But anyway, how do you go from an experience like that to building yourself back up, ignoring some of the noise and the chin music and staying in the game, staying resilient and not caring?

From Salon

It will be interesting, though, to see if Seattle’s Marco Gonzales, the first pitcher with a chance to institute some frontier justice when he faces Houston on opening day, opts for message-delivering chin music.

From Seattle Times

“Ninety of 100 would stop because they don’t want that chin music.”

From Washington Times

He laughed about Bob Gibson, the legendary intimidator, telling him about the importance of chin music.

From Los Angeles Times