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a chinless wonder
a chinless wonder
(British & Australian humorous) an English man from a high social class, who thinks he is intelligent and important, but who other people think is weak and stupid He's just another chinless wonder doing a job that his Daddy got for him.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Homer | | ['həumə] | |
Coco | | KO-ko | Various |
Bessie | | ['besi] | |
Clovis | | KLO-vis (English), klo-VEES (French) | Ancient Germanic (Latinized), French |
Willis | | WIL-is | English |
Maksim | | mahk-SEEM (Russian) | Russian, Belarusian, Macedonian, Ukrainian |