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chin music en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) 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. (informal, uncountable) A bouncer aimed near the batsman's chin.
  3. (US, dated, slang, uncountable) Idle talk; chatter.
  4. (informal, qualifier:folk music, uncountable) Rhythmic singing, usually to nonsense syllables, in a style partly inspired by the instruments used to accompany folk dancing in Irish and Scottish traditions.