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chinless wonder
A self-important upper class British man who is considered by others to be stupid or inexperienced. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Jill's incompetent manager is just a chinless wonder who got his job because he happens to be friends with the CEO.
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 |
Ishmael | | ISH-may-əl (English), ISH-mee-əl (English) | Biblical |
Lexine | | LEKS-een | English |
Reinoud | | - | Dutch |
Jane | | [dʒein] | |
Blythe | | BLIEDH | English (Rare) |
Ahab | | AY-hab (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |