chin-chin
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
noun: A chat.
verb intr.: To chat.
interjection: Used as a toast, greeting, or farewell.
verb intr.: To chat.
interjection: Used as a toast, greeting, or farewell.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Chinese ching-ching (please-please). Earliest documented use: 1795.
USAGE:
"Let's have a chin-chin about what's wanted of you."
Ivan Doig; The Eleventh Man; Harcourt; 2008.
Ivan Doig; The Eleventh Man; Harcourt; 2008.
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