Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Talkative; given to talk.
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- adjective Having a
prominent chin - adjective boxing Having a sensitive
chin - adjective colloquial Given to talk,
talkative
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mention "chinny" to Roach and he grins and shakes his head, bemused but also dismissive.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Indeed, Khan is still trying to eradicate the widespread view that he is "chinny".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Enzo later blamed a lack of sparring during training, but for me it was just poor tactics, he wasted too much energy, blew himself out and again showed he may be a 'chinny' fighter.
East Side Boxing 2009
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David Haye, "chinny" and all is probably best suited to put a "Jack Dempsey" on the heavy-handed PhD's.
Doghouse Boxing News 2009
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His corner believes Khan, whose loss was a first round knockout by WBA lightweight champ Breidis Prescott in 2008, is "chinny" and can be floored again.
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He looked in better shape then I've ever seen him before, and we knew beforehand Enzo could punch, but he has seemed a bit 'chinny' in the past, and this really came to light against Afolabi.
East Side Boxing 2009
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His corner believes Khan, whose loss was a first round knockout by WBA lightweight champ Breidis Prescott in 2008, is "chinny" and can be floored again.
unknown title 2009
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First competitive fight of the evening: Ramesis Gil (6-3-4, 5 kos), a chinny Puerto Rican banger, v Jamie "The Nuisance" Kavanagh (8-0, 3kos), born in Dublin, moved to Spain, fighting out of Hollywood, and trained by Freddie Roach.
Lamont Peterson beats Amir Khan - as it happened! | Steve Busfield 2011
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But, of all the alleged verities, putting faith in a trainer's predictions for a chinny fighter whom bookies rate a 9-2 underdog against a 1-8 counter-punching genius is as perilous a challenge to logic and the fates as exists in sport.
Floyd Mayweather Jr v Victor Ortiz - as it happened | Steve Busfield 2011
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The nice folks at the Blind Barber let me come in, though I have no hair on my chinny chin chin.
Jerry Zezima: "Put on a Hairy Face" Jerry Zezima 2011
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spotted in the Dr. Who 50th anniversary.
November 27, 2013