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chinless wonder noun an upper-class man who is naïve or foolish; or is considered to be foolish by virtue of his privileged circumstances UK While “chinless” may be an accurate physical description of some, figuratively it is seen to suggest a weakness of character.- They are all ex-public schoolboys and are different from the others altogether in dress and manner. [...] The mob look at them in disgust. CHARLIE [Michael Caine]: All right. These chinless wonders are going to get you out of Turin [...] Don’t be frightened by their posh accents. — Troy Kennedy Martin, The Italian Job [uncut script], 1969
- A couple of years ago I had the onerous job of showing some chinless wonder from England over the Australian outback. — Barry Humphries, The Traveller’s Tool, p. 132, 1985
- Look at the opposition. One of three chinless wonders. — Shane Maloney, Nice Try, p. 125, 1998
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