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
  • The Sales Business’ Challenges In the roaring 1990s, the heyday of pre-sales and output deals, Patrick Wachsberger was able to cover 125% of a budget via bank finance and pre-sales, or so interviewer Roeg Sutherland in a warm humored chat.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
  • No Twitch account to even try to gift him or the chat!
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There has been much chatter about possible collaborators for the upcoming album.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There is always chatter about these type of things, but this one is unlikely to lead to anything as of now.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • North Korea has made significant advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs in the absence of talks.
    Stella Kim, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2025
  • During a bedtime conversation between Kaz and Caesar, for example, their dog keeps licking Caesar as Kaz tries to have a serious talk with him.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the real world, this would be a cue for some halting, awkward small talk, perhaps, or a passive-aggressive nod of acknowledgement, or just a simple cold shoulder.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
  • There is no room for small talk and half-hearted pursuits — Mars in Scorpio completely immerses itself in a situation or is simply not interested.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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