Meaning of chinless wonder | Babel Free

Definitions

An ineffectual upper-class man, typically dim-witted and of a weak or indecisive character, frequently one who gained his position through nepotism or social connections.

UK, derogatory, slang

Examples

“This was probably the most insufferable social event of a very dull season. The bride blushingly gave her age as forty-two, but the old battle-axe could have⟳ been an eye-witness to the San Francisco Fire. At long last⟳, little Dagmar's folks have⟳ got her married off to Morty, the chinless wonder⟳. He couldn't hold⟳ down a job as grocery clerk, and will be manager of father-in-law's wholesale grocery firm.”

“She is thin, starved to near perfection […] He, a chinless wonder⟳, a credit to Carnaby Street; they stand⟳ hand in hand before the enquiry desk”

“[Actor] John Harding personified the idle spirit of the times as a tennis-possessed chinless wonder⟳.”

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