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double chin

noun

a fold of fat beneath the chin.

Origin of double chin

First recorded in 1825–35

OTHER WORDS FROM double chin

dou·ble-chinned, adjective

Words nearby double chin

double boiler, double bond, double bridle, double centering, double check, double chin, double cloth, double coat, double coconut, double compartment hydrocephalus, double concerto

Example sentences from the Web for double chin

Her chin, which was what is called a double-chin, was so fat that it entirely swallowed up the strings of her bonnet, bow and all.

The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for double chin

double chin

noun

a fold of fat under the chin

Derived forms of double chin

double-chinned, adjective