He's just another chinless wonder doing a job that his Daddy got for him.
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Chinless wonder — is a derogatory term for an upper class (or sometimes middle class) person, often a Brit, frequently one who gained his position via nepotism or other social connections, not through his own competence. The term is derived from the characteristic … Wikipedia
chinless wonder — UK US noun [countable] [singular chinless wonder plural chinless wonders] british informal a young man of a high social class who is weak or stupid Thesaurus: people from an upper social class … Useful english dictionary
chinless wonder — noun count BRITISH INFORMAL a young man of a high social class who is weak or stupid … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chinless wonder — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms chinless wonder : singular chinless wonder plural chinless wonders British informal a young man of a high social class who is weak or stupid … English dictionary
(a) chinless wonder — a chinless ˈwonder idiom (BrE, humorous, disapproving) a young, upper class man who is weak and stupid Main entry: ↑chinlessidiom … Useful english dictionary
Chinless wonder — feeble, pathetic male … Dictionary of Australian slang
chinless wonder — Australian Slang feeble, pathetic male … English dialects glossary
chinless wonder — Meaning A member of the British upper classes. Origin By repute members of the upper classes often have receding chins … Meaning and origin of phrases
chinless wonder — n British an effete or gormless youth, particularly a vacuous upper class male. The pejora tive expression is applied to those literally weak chinned, but more often to young men, usually in a privileged position, who are irresolute, offensively… … Contemporary slang
chinless wonder — Noun. A person of the wealthy upper classes, who lacks depth of character and/or intelligence. Derog … English slang and colloquialisms
