double chin

noun

: a fleshy or fatty fold under the chin

He has a spiky crew cut from the 50's over a jowly face, a double chin and a thick neck.

—Pat Jordan

double-chinned

ˌdə-bəl-ˈchind 

adjective

At last the merchants came, some striding down King Street, rosy-faced, double-chinned, known and greeted by everyone …

—Esther Forbes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Brühl also pulled his head into his collar to create the sense of a double chin without prosthetics. —Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1521, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

double chin

noun

: a fleshy or fatty fold under the chin

double-chinned

-ˈchind 

adjective