Dictionary
chicken
Meaning
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- A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.
- The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- The young of any bird; a chick.
- (slang) A coward.
- (slang) A young or inexperienced person.
- A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- The game of dare.
- The game of dare.
- A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
- (slang) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (obsolete) A small pewter pot used in a tavern.
Hyphenated as
chick‧en
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/
Cognate with English
chick
Cognate with Dutch
kuiken
Cognate with German
Küken
Cognate with German
Küchlein
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