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Etymology

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From chinstrap +‎ -ed.

Adjective

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chinstrapped (not comparable)

  1. Having a chinstrap.
    a chinstrapped helmet
  2. (UK, military slang) Tired, exhausted.
    • 2016, Chris Graham, Five Minutes of Amazing: My Journey Through Dementia, London: Sphere, →ISBN, page 147:
      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.