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chin-chin

[ chin-chin ]

noun

  1. polite and ceremonious speech.
  2. light conversation; chitchat.


verb (used without object)

, chin-chinned, chin-chin·ning.
  1. to speak politely and ceremoniously.
  2. to talk casually and lightly; chat.

interjection

  1. (used as a greeting or farewell.)
  2. (used as a toast, as in drinking to someone's health.)

chin-chin

sentence substitute

  1. informal.
    a greeting, farewell, or toast
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chin-chin1

First recorded in 1785–95; from Chinese qǐng-qǐng literally, “please, please,” used as a greeting and as a toast in drinking
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chin-chin1

C18: from Chinese (Peking) ch'ing-ch'ing please-please
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Example Sentences

Both sides "will actively implement the agreed consensus as quickly as possible" said Hsieh Chin-chin, deputy director-general of the coastguard administration.

From BBC

Ugwu did not remember his name, but he tended to eat up all the chin-chin right after it was served, so Ugwu had taken to placing the tray as far away from him as possible.

“Would you like Ugwu to bring you some chin-chin? They’re fantastic; he made them this morning.”

She sat upright on the sofa, legs crossed like an unfamiliar guest, and refused the chin-chin Ugwu brought on a saucer.

“Very good, very good. Ugwu, you have to teach the people in my house because all they do with our flour is chin-chin, every day is chin-chin, chin-chin, and it is the hard kind with no taste! My teeth have finished.”

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