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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 |
| Bogdana | | bawg-DAH-nah (Polish) | Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic |
| Chikelu | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| Pasha | | - | Russian |
| Mi-Gyeong | | mee-gyung | Korean |
| Mercury | | MURK-yə-ree (English) | Roman Mythology (Anglicized) |
| Korbinian | | kawr-BEE-nee-ahn | German |