"this ain't it, chief" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-this ain't it, chief.wav
Etymology: First attested in 2018. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|2018}} 2018, {{etydate|2018}} First attested in 2018 Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} this ain't it, chief
  1. (neologism, Internet slang) Used as a disagreeing riposte to point out that something isn't as good or admirable as the listener has previously thought. Tags: Internet, neologism
    Sense id: en-this_ain't_it,_chief-en-phrase-kc6XN7ie Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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