chicken
IPA: tʃˈɪkʌn
noun
- (countable) A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- (archaic) The young of any bird; a chick.
- (countable, slang) A coward.
- (countable, slang) A young or inexperienced person.
- (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- The game of dare.
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser).
- A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- A census-designated place in Alaska.
verb
- (intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
adjective
- (informal) Cowardly.
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Examples of "chicken" in Sentences
- We both ordered a dish that had the word chicken in it.
- Our ownership of more than one inspirational book that began with the phrase "chicken soup," yet contained no recipes.
- For example, if the term "chicken" is used, this means chicken flesh or skin, but excluding feathers, heads, feet and entrails.
- Till they are four months old, the term chicken is applied to the young female; after that age they are called pullets, till they begin to lay, when they are called hens.
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