keychain

or key chain

[ kee-cheyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a key ring with an attached ornament or other object, a short chain, or a leather or plastic loop, etc.:
This great little light fits on my keychain and runs 150 hours on an ordinary watch battery.
a chain for carrying keys, often worn hanging from a belt:
We always knew when the school janitor was near, because he carried this massive keychain on his belt that jangled with every step.

First recorded in 1650–60

Coffee beans are available in jewelry, keychain, soap, body spray and, of course, edible and brewable form.

Does she actually have a gold cocaine-holder keychain, or was that an added flourish?

All this roboparenting reminds me of that Japanese digital keychain pet called Tamagotchi.

I set the laptop down beside me on the rock and swung the hammer, Jolu following the swing with his keychain light.

I had a lot of typing to do tonight, putting all those keys into my keychain, signing them and publishing the signed keys.

I'd already entered her public key into my keychain, so I told the IM client to try decrypting the code with the key.

It was perfectly dark by the sea, and treacherous, even with our keychain lights.

It looked like a keychain laser-pointer, or maybe a novelty light-saber.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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