English Explanatory Dictionary

have more chins than Chinatown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

have more chins than Chinatown has more chins than Chinatown having more chins than Chinatown had more chins than Chinatown have got more chins than Chinatown

Etymology

A pun on the word chin and the common Chinese surname Chin. The phrase was popularised by the American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Related words

have more chins than a Chinese phone book
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