chin-chinn.²

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪnˌtʃɪn/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪnˌtʃɪn/, West African English /ˈtʃinˌtʃin/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an imitative or expressive formation.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps imitative of the sound made by eating crunchy food.Similar words in African languages (e.g. Igbo chim-chim) are probably either parallel formations or < English.

In Nigerian cookery: a snack of small pieces or strips of deep-fried (or sometimes baked) dough.Typically sweetened, though savoury versions are also made.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > other pastry articles > [noun]

crisp?c1390

mellinder1604

baby cakea1637

cannelons1733

yule-dough1777

vol-au-vent1828

sausage roll1852

cheese fingers1863

cheese straw1866

horn1908

pig in a blanket1926

brik1938

chin-chin1948

pull-apart1958

fortune cookie1962

feuilleté1970

money bag1993

1948 Laws of Nigeria (rev. ed.) X. ccxvi. §31 207 Varieties of Foodstuffs. 1. Akara (all varieties);..peeled and/or sliced fruits; chin-chin (pastry); adun; fura.

2013 C. N. Adichie Americanah xxv. 251 Iloba placed bottles of beer and a small plate of fried chin-chin on the table.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

chin-chinv.

Brit.

/ˌtʃɪnˈtʃɪn/, U.S.

/ˌtʃɪnˈtʃɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: chin chin int.

Etymology: < chin chin int.

a. intransitive. To make the traditional Chinese gesture of respectful greeting or valediction, clasping the hands together in front of the chest and bowing, often with the use of the accompanying words ‘chin-chin’ (see chin chin int. 1).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > addressing or speaking to > speak to or address [verb (transitive)]

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beclepec1220

enreason1297

saluec1300

calla1325

clepe1362

to speak on ——?1370

salutec1380

to call upon ——c1405

escry1483

assaya1522

treatc1540

accost1567

encounter1578

bespeaka1593

affront1598

parley1611

address1683

chin-chin1817

chat1898

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use formal courtesy in act or expression [verb (intransitive)] > greet > greet with specific words

good time of day1597

good-morning1802

chin-chin1817

1817 J. McLeod Narr. Voy. Alceste 96 A Chinese mandarin, under the like circumstances, would, most probably, have chin-chinned (that is, clenched his fists) as usual.

1842 J. E. Bingham Narr. Exped. to China II. iii. 123 He chin-chinned with the greatest delight.

1888 C. Bell tr. P. Loti From Lands of Exile (rev. ed.) 9 He chin-chinned and bowed, and said: ‘Good-day, gentlemen’ in French with an air of offering himself as our guide.

1932 Montana Standard 21 Feb. 2/6 My call scared him and he staggered to his feet and raced to the soldiers, where he knelt, chin-chinned and prayed for his life.

1985 D. Knox Korean War I. iv. 253 All of a sudden out jumped a North Korean who began bowing and scraping and chin-chinning to me. Talk about getting scared out of your wits.

b. transitive . To address (someone) with the traditional Chinese gesture of respectful greeting or valediction (see sense 1a). Also occasionally: to express or convey (something) with this gesture. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1822 ‘J. R.’ Diary Journey Overland through China 91 It is usual at Canton, with a Chinese who can speak English, to say, ‘I chin-chin you’, expressively of the most friendly greeting.

1858 G. W. Cooke China xxviii. 370 Continue in the same line and you will at last reach the nine-storied pagoda where the priests will chin-chin you and be very civil.

1880 Mrs. J. H. Gray Fourteen Months in Canton xii. 151 Having drank our cups of tea, we rose to take leave. I chin-chinned the women, and they returned the salute to me.

1926 T.P.'s & Cassell's Weekly 13 Mar. 728/2 The boy found his master's grave, produced from his sleeve the menu of the forthcoming dinner, chin-chinned his late master, and left the menu on the headstone.

1937 North-China Herald 21 July 110/3 As our Chinese came aboard the Mildura, they ‘chin chinned’ their thanks.

2. intransitive. To say ‘chin-chin’ as a toast or salutation before drinking. Also transitive with the person toasted as the object.

ΚΠ

1892 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 268 We ‘chin-chinned’ over foaming beakers.

1939 R. Keyes Adventures Ashore & Afloat v. 65 Some of the Midshipmen of the Boadicea..leaned out of the ports and, spotting us on the poop, lifted their glasses and ‘chin-chinned’ us as they passed.

1966 ‘R. Standish’ Widow Hack xv. 164 ‘Will you please order me a drink, Mike?’ For the sake of appearances we chin-chinned and tried to look gay.

2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 May (Good Weekend section) 24 ‘Someone told me it's illegal here for me to chin-chin with you if you're drinking alcohol and I'm not... Ahh, to heck with it!’ We clink glasses.

2014 @ali_steventon 1 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 16 Dec. 2019) <blushes> Why thank you, I just chin-chinned you with my lemon cordial. Right back atcha!

Derivatives

ˌchin-ˈchinning n.

ΚΠ

1844 M. H. Barker Old Sailor's Jolly Boat 29 I feel such a sort of a kind of a ondescribableness come over me as the lady's face seems to approach close to mine, and we get to chin-chinning till our noses meet against one another, and then I dreams of them kisses.

1887 Murray's Mag. July 89 We were received with much ceremony and chin-chinning.

2007 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 Oct. l12 We predict there will be a great deal of Italianate chin-chinning next week at the fashion tents around City Hall.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

e. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A talk; conversation; spec. insolent talk, ‘cheek’. Also, reduplicated, chin-chin. Cf. chin v. 3 and chinwag n. and vb. at Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > a, the, or this conversation

speakc1300

dialoguec1450

speech1469

talk1548

colloquy1581

enterparlance1595

dialogism1603

colloquium1609

discourse1632

conversea1645

colloque1658

conversation1694

say1786

intercommune1820

tell1864

chin1877

conversation piece1936

rabbit1941

rabbit and pork1941

goss1983

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > speech

sauce malapert1529

petulancea1652

jaw1748

snash1786

slack-jaw1797

slang1805

gob1807

lip1821

cheek1825

slack1825

sass1841

back-talk1858

back sass1883

mouth1891

slack lip1899

back-chat1901

chin1902

slop1952

1877 ‘M. Twain’ Love Lett. (1949) x. 198 I haven't had so much chin-chin for years.

1894 P. L. Ford Hon. Peter Stirling 14 I'll wait till I've graduated, and had a chin with my governor about it.

1902 J. Masefield Salt-water Ballads 45 Jake was a dirty Dago lad, an' he gave the skipper chin.

1914 G. Atherton Perch of Devil i. xxiv. 148 There's a guy..come out to have a chin with you.

1918 E. M. Roberts Flying Fighter 289 I went back and resumed the ‘chin-chin’ with Kerr and the other boys.

1926 B. Cronin Red Dawson xiii Duke kept coming over for a chin with our folks.

1928 T. Gann Discov. & Adv. Central Amer. 106 Whenever three or four of them came together for a ‘chin’.

1936 M. de la Roche Whiteoak Harvest x. 129 Oh, I have time for a chin before I go.

1947 Coast to Coast 136 Mum and Mrs. Martin had a good chin-chin at the fence about sickness and husbands.

1952 New Yorker 12 Jan. 24/1 We'd like to have a little chin with you right now.

单词	chin-chin
释义	chin-chinn.² Brit. /ˈtʃɪnˌtʃɪn/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪnˌtʃɪn/, West African English /ˈtʃinˌtʃin/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps imitative of the sound made by eating crunchy food.Similar words in African languages (e.g. Igbo chim-chim) are probably either parallel formations or < English. In Nigerian cookery: a snack of small pieces or strips of deep-fried (or sometimes baked) dough.Typically sweetened, though savoury versions are also made. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > other pastry articles > [noun] crisp?c1390 mellinder1604 baby cakea1637 cannelons1733 yule-dough1777 vol-au-vent1828 sausage roll1852 cheese fingers1863 cheese straw1866 horn1908 pig in a blanket1926 brik1938 chin-chin1948 pull-apart1958 fortune cookie1962 feuilleté1970 money bag1993 1948 Laws of Nigeria (rev. ed.) X. ccxvi. §31 207 Varieties of Foodstuffs. 1. Akara (all varieties);..peeled and/or sliced fruits; chin-chin (pastry); adun; fura. 2013 C. N. Adichie Americanah xxv. 251 Iloba placed bottles of beer and a small plate of fried chin-chin on the table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). chin-chinv. Brit. /ˌtʃɪnˈtʃɪn/, U.S. /ˌtʃɪnˈtʃɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: chin chin int. Etymology: < chin chin int. 1. a. intransitive. To make the traditional Chinese gesture of respectful greeting or valediction, clasping the hands together in front of the chest and bowing, often with the use of the accompanying words ‘chin-chin’ (see chin chin int. 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > addressing or speaking to > speak to or address [verb (transitive)] speakc950 beclepec1220 enreason1297 saluec1300 calla1325 clepe1362 to speak on ——?1370 salutec1380 to call upon ——c1405 escry1483 assaya1522 treatc1540 accost1567 encounter1578 bespeaka1593 affront1598 parley1611 address1683 chin-chin1817 chat1898 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > use formal courtesy in act or expression [verb (intransitive)] > greet > greet with specific words good time of day1597 good-morning1802 chin-chin1817 1817 J. McLeod Narr. Voy. Alceste 96 A Chinese mandarin, under the like circumstances, would, most probably, have chin-chinned (that is, clenched his fists) as usual. 1842 J. E. Bingham Narr. Exped. to China II. iii. 123 He chin-chinned with the greatest delight. 1888 C. Bell tr. P. Loti From Lands of Exile (rev. ed.) 9 He chin-chinned and bowed, and said: ‘Good-day, gentlemen’ in French with an air of offering himself as our guide. 1932 Montana Standard 21 Feb. 2/6 My call scared him and he staggered to his feet and raced to the soldiers, where he knelt, chin-chinned and prayed for his life. 1985 D. Knox Korean War I. iv. 253 All of a sudden out jumped a North Korean who began bowing and scraping and chin-chinning to me. Talk about getting scared out of your wits. b. transitive . To address (someone) with the traditional Chinese gesture of respectful greeting or valediction (see sense 1a). Also occasionally: to express or convey (something) with this gesture. Now rare. ΚΠ 1822 ‘J. R.’ Diary Journey Overland through China 91 It is usual at Canton, with a Chinese who can speak English, to say, ‘I chin-chin you’, expressively of the most friendly greeting. 1858 G. W. Cooke China xxviii. 370 Continue in the same line and you will at last reach the nine-storied pagoda where the priests will chin-chin you and be very civil. 1880 Mrs. J. H. Gray Fourteen Months in Canton xii. 151 Having drank our cups of tea, we rose to take leave. I chin-chinned the women, and they returned the salute to me. 1926 T.P.'s & Cassell's Weekly 13 Mar. 728/2 The boy found his master's grave, produced from his sleeve the menu of the forthcoming dinner, chin-chinned his late master, and left the menu on the headstone. 1937 North-China Herald 21 July 110/3 As our Chinese came aboard the Mildura, they ‘chin chinned’ their thanks. 2. intransitive. To say ‘chin-chin’ as a toast or salutation before drinking. Also transitive with the person toasted as the object. ΚΠ 1892 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 268 We ‘chin-chinned’ over foaming beakers. 1939 R. Keyes Adventures Ashore & Afloat v. 65 Some of the Midshipmen of the Boadicea..leaned out of the ports and, spotting us on the poop, lifted their glasses and ‘chin-chinned’ us as they passed. 1966 ‘R. Standish’ Widow Hack xv. 164 ‘Will you please order me a drink, Mike?’ For the sake of appearances we chin-chinned and tried to look gay. 2000 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 13 May (Good Weekend section) 24 ‘Someone told me it's illegal here for me to chin-chin with you if you're drinking alcohol and I'm not... Ahh, to heck with it!’ We clink glasses. 2014 @ali_steventon 1 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 16 Dec. 2019) <blushes> Why thank you, I just chin-chinned you with my lemon cordial. Right back atcha! Derivatives ˌchin-ˈchinning n. ΚΠ 1844 M. H. Barker Old Sailor's Jolly Boat 29 I feel such a sort of a kind of a ondescribableness come over me as the lady's face seems to approach close to mine, and we get to chin-chinning till our noses meet against one another, and then I dreams of them kisses. 1887 Murray's Mag. July 89 We were received with much ceremony and chin-chinning. 2007 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 20 Oct. l12 We predict there will be a great deal of Italianate chin-chinning next week at the fashion tents around City Hall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas chin-chin e. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A talk; conversation; spec. insolent talk, ‘cheek’. Also, reduplicated, chin-chin. Cf. chin v. 3 and chinwag n. and vb. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > a, the, or this conversation speakc1300 dialoguec1450 speech1469 talk1548 colloquy1581 enterparlance1595 dialogism1603 colloquium1609 discourse1632 conversea1645 colloque1658 conversation1694 say1786 intercommune1820 tell1864 chin1877 conversation piece1936 rabbit1941 rabbit and pork1941 goss1983 the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [noun] > speech sauce malapert1529 petulancea1652 jaw1748 snash1786 slack-jaw1797 slang1805 gob1807 lip1821 cheek1825 slack1825 sass1841 back-talk1858 back sass1883 mouth1891 slack lip1899 back-chat1901 chin1902 slop1952 1877 ‘M. Twain’ Love Lett. (1949) x. 198 I haven't had so much chin-chin for years. 1894 P. L. Ford Hon. Peter Stirling 14 I'll wait till I've graduated, and had a chin with my governor about it. 1902 J. Masefield Salt-water Ballads 45 Jake was a dirty Dago lad, an' he gave the skipper chin. 1914 G. Atherton Perch of Devil i. xxiv. 148 There's a guy..come out to have a chin with you. 1918 E. M. Roberts Flying Fighter 289 I went back and resumed the ‘chin-chin’ with Kerr and the other boys. 1926 B. Cronin Red Dawson xiii Duke kept coming over for a chin with our folks. 1928 T. Gann Discov. & Adv. Central Amer. 106 Whenever three or four of them came together for a ‘chin’. 1936 M. de la Roche Whiteoak Harvest x. 129 Oh, I have time for a chin before I go. 1947 Coast to Coast 136 Mum and Mrs. Martin had a good chin-chin at the fence about sickness and husbands. 1952 New Yorker 12 Jan. 24/1 We'd like to have a little chin with you right now. extracted from chinn.¹ < n.²1948v.1817 as lemmas
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chin-chinn.2

chin-chinv.

Derivatives

> as lemmas

chin-chinn.²