"chin music" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-chin music.ogg
Etymology: (folk music): The name jokingly refers to "playing" the mouth as if it were an instrument. Etymology templates: {{sense|folk music}} (folk music): Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chin music (uncountable)
  1. (baseball, informal) A fastball thrown near the batter's chin, often to set up a subsequent pitch thrown low and outside. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-chin_music-en-noun-ohvtbn57 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (cricket, informal) A bouncer aimed near the batsman's chin. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-chin_music-en-noun-kGaD1Ojx Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (US, slang, dated) Idle talk; chatter. Tags: US, dated, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chin_music-en-noun-HHql6XGj Categories (other): American English
  4. (folk music, informal) Rhythmic singing, usually to nonsense syllables, in a style partly inspired by the instruments used to accompany folk dancing in Irish and Scottish traditions. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chin_music-en-noun-PollxA~2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 28 11 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 23 7 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 21 7 53
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