What is Chin Check?
1.
1. The act of demoting a sucka to his proper place typically via a swift jab to the mandible.
1. Fabrizio got out of line so I chin checked him.
2.
a glancing strike to the chin which causes the jawbone to compress the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve 5) and cause pain and disorientation
also a single by N.W.A.
Cletus: I know about certain body areas, too. We gotta hit those guys in the ganglia.
Moonpie: Where?
Cletus: In the ganglia. That's a mess of nerves under the ear. You gotta drive the jawbone up in that mess of nerves and it rings a bell.
-discussion of chin checking in Rollerball
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3.
To strike a enemy on the chin with two fingers, letting him know you don't respect him. Often concidered the worst insult that can be givin in the hood. Almost worst that getting your chain snatched
How it's done:
Lift both the index and middle finger 18" above the head and swing down swiftly striking him/her from the jaw to the chin, while maintaining eye contact. End with an insult or a challenge to retalliate.
Daymn! He chin checked dat fool!
Yo, he size me one more time I'm gonna have to chin check him!
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4.
The act of surveiling your mate to see if they (usually a female) have been cheating. Literally, checking her chin for the testicles of another man to whom she has been giving
"...Snoop we got news/
Your girl was
trickin' while you was draped in yourcounty blues /
I ain't been out a second and already gotta do some muthafuckin chin checkin/
Move up the block as we groove down the block/
See my girl's house, Dre, pass the
glock /
Kick in the do', I look on the flo'/
It's my little cousin Daz and he's fuckin' my hoe, yo/
(Bitches ain't shit)
I uncocked my shit...I'm heart-broke but I'm still
loc'ed
Man, fuck a bitch!" - Snoop Dog and Dre, "Bitches Ain't Shit"
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5.
The act of proving your male dominance by fearlessly putting your testicles on someone else's chin. Bonus points if you use the word 'chin' in a way that could insult asians
You're paying for this round lest yee be chin checked.
***BONUS EXAMPLE*** if you're reading this you are most likely a bagger at a grocery store. So when an asian pays with a paper check, be sure to be right there and say the following: Chin Check yella!!! We don't accept Chin Checks