Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have more chins than chinatown

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: have -more chin-s than chi-na-town
IPA

50

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Humorous; Offensive

Example Sentences

"All physical types work in commercials. Perhaps you're so large that Richard Simmons won't deal you a meal and your photo has to be taken from satellite. Maybe your body has more nooks and crannies than an English muffin and you have 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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

has more chins than Chinatown (present, singular) having more chins than Chinatown (participle, present) had more chins than Chinatown (participle, past) had more chins than Chinatown (past) have got more chins than Chinatown (alternative)

Phrases

have more chins than a Chinese phone book

Frequently Paired Words

have more chins than a Chinese phone book

Questions

What does have more chins than chinatown mean?: To be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").
Where does have more chins than chinatown come from?: A pun on the word chin and the common Chinese surname Chin. The phrase was popularised by the American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic.

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