English Explanatory Dictionary

have more chins than a Chinese phone book

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").

Pronunciation

en-au-have more chins than a Chinese phone book.ogg

Word forms

have more chins than a Chinese phone book has more chins than a Chinese phone book having more chins than a Chinese phone book had more chins than a Chinese phone book have more chins than a Chinese phonebook have got more chins than a Chinese phone book have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook

Etymology

A pun on the word chin and the common Chinese surname Chin. The phrase was likely popularized by the American comic Joan Rivers.

Related words

have more chins than Chinatown
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