chin music


noun Older Slang.

idle talk; gossip.

Origin of chin music

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example sentences from the Web for chin music

  • Of course, I'm awfully obliged to you for making that chin-music to her of evenings.

    Roads of Destiny |O. Henry
  • Then he would make them get up and dance like mad for five minutes, while he crooned "chin-music" to them.

British Dictionary definitions for chin music

chin music

noun informal

cricket baseball bowling or pitching aimed at the batsman or batter's head
US idle conversation