chinch
pronunciation
How to pronounce chinch in British English: UK [tʃɪntʃ]
How to pronounce chinch in American English: US [tʃɪntʃ]
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- Noun:
- bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
Word Origin
- chinch (n.)
- "bedbug," 1610s, from Spanish/Portuguese chinche (diminutive chinchilla) "bug," from Latin cimicem (nominative cimex) "bedbug." Related: Chinch-bug.
Example
- 1. These damed chinch should pay for their affront for me !
- 2. We were able to chinch the deal by offering to deliver the goods a week earlier than our .