chinstrapped

adj — 2 senses

chinstrapped

adj

Etymology From chinstrap + -ed.

1

Having a chinstrap.

  • a chinstrapped helmet
2

Government, Military, Politics, War UK, Slang Tired, exhausted.

  • Somewhere between Portland and a town called Eugene at the end of August, I am ashamed to say that I cursed at my beloved colonel, which could have resulted in a court martial for me. In my defence, I was absolutely chin-strapped after setting off at 4 a.m. that morning and cycling for ten hours straight in 25 degrees heat.2016, Chris Graham, Five Minutes of Amazing: My Journey Through Dementia, London: Sphere, →ISBN, page 147:

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