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chin music

noun

Etymology

(folk music): The name jokingly refers to "playing" the mouth as if it were an instrument.

Definitions

  1. A fastball thrown near the batter's chin, often to set up a subsequent pitch thrown low…

    A fastball thrown near the batter's chin, often to set up a subsequent pitch thrown low and outside.

    • Jones backed Smith off the plate with a little chin music.

  2. A bouncer aimed near the batsman's chin.

  3. Idle talk

    Idle talk; chatter.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Rhythmic singing, usually to nonsense syllables, in a style partly inspired by the…

      Rhythmic singing, usually to nonsense syllables, in a style partly inspired by the instruments used to accompany folk dancing in Irish and Scottish traditions.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA