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chicken

chic·ken

US/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/ common informal slang uk us
noun (4) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the flesh of a chicken used for food

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2.

a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

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3.

a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

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4.

adjective

1.

Origin

From Middle English chiken (also as chike > English chick), from Old English ċicen, ċycen (“chicken”), of uncertain origin.

Phrases

  • a chicken in every pot
  • act chicken
  • Attwater's prairie chicken
  • Balmoral chicken
  • bam bam chicken
  • bang bang chicken
  • beer-butt chicken
  • beer-can chicken

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