chin music

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Recent Examples of chin music But during his acceptance speech for the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, Jay-Z took the opportunity to throw some chin music at the Recording Academy. Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2024 And many of our plants leaned into that chin music to less than stellar results. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2023 It’s called chin music. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2021 For all the chin music about SUV-like design, the profile hides the minivan quotient like a silk sheet conceals an elephant. Dan Neil, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021 That might result in some chin music, but Baez likely won't tone it down anytime soon. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chin music
Noun
  • Both Democrats and Republicans have denounced the chat messages and called for those responsible to step down from party positions.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In August, the 988 line received nearly 6,700 calls and more than 2,300 texts and chats — increases of 26% and 35% from the previous year.
    Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now, how about that chatter about a possible WBD bid?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Glenn's winless start through the first six games has caused chatter to begin in the media about the possibility that New York could move on from Glenn before next season.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But as Muttaqi went about a public relations blitz in India and held talks with Indian officials, deadly clashes erupted along the Durand Line border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent days.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The banks are discussing an emergency loan backed by Argentine assets, the people said, while cautioning that talks are ongoing and specific collateral is still being ironed out.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The thing is, most small talk feels like a polite but boring game of ping-pong.
    Maya Rossignac-Milon Erica Boothby, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
  • No small talk, no eye contact, no working out, no outside entertainment.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Each monthly box includes three recipe guides, skill lessons, a kitchen tool, a kitchen project, an apron patch, table talk cards, and a grocery list.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Almost everything about Thanksgiving, from travel to table talk about politics, has the potential to become fraught.
    Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024

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“Chin music.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chin%20music. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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