BlackWolf's definitions

chin music

Idle talk; empty promises; vague excuses or explanations. Primarily used in the eastern U.S.

"Your endless chin music is getting on my nerves. Pay your rent or get evicted."

"There's too much chin music an' too little fightin' in this war, anyhow." -- Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage

by BlackWolf July 20, 2008