chin music
Americannoun
noun
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cricket baseball bowling or pitching aimed at the batsman or batter's head
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idle conversation
Etymology
Origin of chin music
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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 • Nov. 23, 2024
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 • May 18, 2024
Beamers are bad, so play some chin music instead.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2019
Obama did have a little chin music for network television executives whose representatives he didn’t call on during the 45-minute event.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2014
Thereupon a young sprig, from the East, blustered like a Shanghai rooster, and began to sass the conductor with his chin music.
From The Gilded Age, Part 4. by Warner, Charles Dudley
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