have more chins than a chinese phone book

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Definition of have more chins than a chinese phone book in English English dictionary

To be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin")

My friend, Hank Zona, used to nod his head in someone's direction and whisper, That guy has more chins than a Chinese phone book..

Hyphenation

have more chins than a Chin·ese phone book

Etymology

() * A pun on the word "chin," from the commonness of the Chinese surname "Chin," with the same pronunciation. The phrase was likely popularized by the American comic Joan Rivers.