chinstrapped

English

Alternative forms

• chin-strapped

Etymology

From chinstrap +‎ -ed.

Adjective

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.