chin-music
chin n After supper there is generally a dance, the music of which (lacking ordinary instruments) is played upon the chin. [ In American slang "chin-music" is chatter or small talk. Here it probably means lip-bussing, like youngsters pretending to play.] [De Boileiu's phrase 'pla...
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| Language: | English |
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1977
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/13073 |
| Summary: | chin n After supper there is generally a dance, the music of which (lacking ordinary instruments) is played upon the chin. [ In American slang "chin-music" is chatter or small talk. Here it probably means lip-bussing, like youngsters pretending to play.] [De Boileiu's phrase 'play upon the chin'. What follows in brackets is an editorial gloss.] in a footnote sic [check] PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GMS Nov 77 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used I CHIN MUSIC, MOUTH MUSIC Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Sun 26 Apr 2015 |
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