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chinless wonder

British

noun

informal a person, esp an upper-class one, lacking strength of character

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chinless wonder

It would be unkind to call the duke a chinless wonder, even if his neck did end at his lower lip, but his son more than earned the description giggling buffoon.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2012

A plainer reaction everywhere was "Thank heaven, Margaret's not going to marry some aristocratic chinless wonder."

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