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Chin (disambiguation)

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Chin may refer to:

  • In the human anatomy, the chin is the lowermost part of the face.
  • The collective noun for the incidence of multiple chins on one face is known as a worth of chins.
  • Chin (Mayan god)
  • Chin State in Myanmar.
  • A surname:
    • Ch'in is an alternate spelling for Qin.
    • Chin is an alternate spelling for Jin.
    • Chin is an alternate spelling for the surname Chen.
    • Chin is a variant English spelling of Chinn [1].
  • Chin is another name for the Japanese Chin dog breed.
  • In tsarist Russia, chin was a rank given to a civil servant, or chinovnik
  • Unsuk Chin(1961-) is a Korean composer
  • A butt chin is a certain type of chin with a dimple in the center, so that the chin itself resembles a buttock. Noted examples of people with butt chins are Cary Grant and Sandra Bullock.
  • Chin2, a humorous video considered by many to be an Internet classic.
  • 'Having a good chin' refers to an ability of a boxer to tolerate hard punches without beeing knocked out.
  • In parts of the United Kingdom, the chin is rubbed to indicate that someone is telling a mis-truth. This act is thought to originate from Jimmy Hill, a popular English footballer who is known for a long chin. Terms such as 'My Chin', 'I believe you' and 'Beard' are commonly used when referencing the chin as a source of falsehood.