cin-cin is what Italians say when making a toast (no not bread, but a clinking of glasses).

It is akin to the Germanic prost, Gaelic sláinte, Jewish l'chaim and Maltese sahha.

I have also heard rumours that in Japanese it means "small penis." Anyone know the truth of this?

Pronounced "chin-chin"

Yes, chinchin is indeed Japanese for penis. It doesn't really (or at least necessarily) mean a small one, it's just a vaguely cute diminutive form often used by women, especially mothers to children. The closest English analogy would probably be weewee. Quite often the honorific o will be tacked on, resulting in o-chinchin, "honorable weewee".

The original version is chinpo, which is quite rude. This is, incidentally, also the word spoofed by the legendary Chinpokomon episode of South Park.

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