What is a 'Lemon Chin'?

So it turns out I survived our pending Rapture. I turned 24 and so far no fiery hailstorms or Jesus sightings. But now that the end of the world seems to be taking a breather I guess I should forge on this literary mission.

What is a Lemon Chin? My family and friends were surprised by the name of my blog. They had no idea what a Lemon Chin was or looked like. My husband penned the nickname after seeing the photo on my work ID. A Lemon Chin is when someone, male or female, has plump cheeks but a pointy chin--similar to a lemon.

I will say this is one of the nicknames I prefer as my husband has many for me most of which focus on my messy, klutzy and emotional tendencies. Some of these names include, though not limited to: Mucky Pup, Silly Cow (referring to the fact that I cry during America's Got Talent or Teen Mom), Fanny Anne, Shrek (yes ogre) and of course Lemon Chin.



Mine were bushier



Being dubbed Lemon Chin when there are far worse nicknames in the world seems like a nice trade off. I remember when I was in middle school, my eyebrows had a growth spurt and rapidly increased their bushiness. Being called 'Unibrow' or having people put their finger to eyebrow to simulate a thick brow (note the singular of brow) was a bit depressing. It also was an odd spin to the Hitler mustache...so I guess think of that mustache pasted to a young girl's forehead.

Turns out it is not exotic or sexy to have a Frida Kahlo look at the age of 13. My mother was against tweezing my bushman brows in my early teens but they started to blend in my hairline at the sides. Yes, thick eyebrows are attractive but caterpillar eyebrows are not.

I used to think the nicknames that my parents gave me were embarrassing enough. My dad called me Shoshe and my mother called me Beckarini. They were reasonably fair about not calling me these nicknames in public and reserving them for birthday cards only.

When I was in Ireland and at an apartment party or 'flat rave' a guy labeled me as "fertile hips". This was more a pickup-line-gone-wrong rather than nickname but then all of my Irish friends started to call me 'Fertile Myrtle'. This was not a favorite nickname as everyone who heard it would look at my womb expecting me to be expecting.

So I guess Lemon Chin is not so bad after all. Nicknames can be cruel, sweet and everything between. But I figure if the nickname is awarded to me by the man I married then it is a term of endearment rather than a term of annoyance.



Lemon Chin Puppies?



P.S. I love that when I search for Lemon Chin only photos of these odd looking puppies come up. These puppies remsemble old men...kind of like my Papa Jerry who lives in Florida with all of the other elderly Jews.