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chicken

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noun

chick·​en ˈchi-kᵊn How to pronounce chicken (audio)
 sometimes  -kᵊŋ
plural chickens
1
a
: the common domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) especially when young
also : its flesh used as food compare jungle fowl
b
: any of various birds or their young
2
: a young woman
3
a
: coward
b
: any of various contests in which the participants risk personal safety in order to see which one will give up first
4
[short for chickenshit] slang : petty details
5
slang : a young gay boy or man

chicken

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adjective

1
a
: scared
b
: timid, cowardly
2
slang
a
: insistent on petty details of duty or discipline
b
: petty, unimportant

chicken

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verb

chickened; chickening ˈchi-kᵊn-iŋ How to pronounce chicken (audio)
ˈchik-niŋ

intransitive verb

: to lose one's nerve
—usually used with out
seemed to exhibit courage, manliness, and conviction when others chickened out J. R. Seeley

Synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Example Sentences

Noun We had chicken for dinner. It's just a spider, you chicken! Don't be such a big chicken. Adjective too chicken to go through with the stunt just concentrate on the important duties of the job and forget about the chicken stuff
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Now, every morning at 8 a.m., Omar Kamal, the younger of two sons and the restaurant’s sous chef, marinates chicken for shawarma while Kamal Kamal, the oldest, sets the tables and organizes the deli items. Emily Wilson, Bon Appétit, 14 Sep. 2022 After deputies located Farrah, Salazar lured the golden retriever back to safety with chicken, per KRDO. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 Early risers can start the day at this walkup window with unique breakfast sandwiches, such as the popular Bodega, topped with fried bologna and white cheddar cheese, or breakfast burritos or a hot honey chicken biscuit. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 Current vaccines, which use decades-old technology that involves growing the influenza virus in chicken eggs, have traditionally been moderately effective. Time, 14 Sep. 2022 In a large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat, melt chicken fat. Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 And, as in all Oktoberfest situations, the possibility of the chicken dance is all too real. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Behind each window is a different kind of tasty morsel — including cheesy peanut butter bears, chicken pot pie cookies, bacon puffs — all made from natural ingredients in Washington state. Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 13 Sep. 2022 Egg prices soared 40 percent, butter was up 25 percent, and milk and chicken each rose 17 percent. Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
Adjective
Though food prices climbed just 1.1% overall from April to May, several products rose sharply: Eggs rose 5%, raw non-chicken poultry rose 4.4% and cookies rose 4%. Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 June 2022 And then the Congress and the Postal Administration were just too chicken to do it. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2020 Maria cut chicken thighs shoulder to shoulder with co-workers who coughed and ran fevers. USA Today, 22 May 2020 Popcorn and chicken wing stands were open, though fewer than on a normal day. Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020 And thus, our long, arduous, chicken parm journey began. Molly Baz, Bon Appétit, 1 May 2020 End Zone’s top-sellers include chicken wing, pizza and draft beer, Lowe says. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 31 Jan. 2020 The enormous online marketplace sells salsas, Bloody Mary mixes, chicken wing sauces, barbecue sauces, and of course, hot sauces. Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appétit, 2 Mar. 2020 Previously that University building was home to German restaurant Schnitzel Ranch and chicken-wing eateries Beauregard's and Bob Baumhower's. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 31 Jan. 2020
Verb
Though chefs Max Boonthanakit and Lijo George look to France for the menu’s baseline inspiration, their modernist retooling and canny use of spice pull dishes like beef tartare and roast chicken out of any usual sense of place or time. Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 Families lined up at Bowl eateries juggling orders of hamburgers, tacos and chicken strips while their kids beg for French fries and giant chocolate chip cookies. Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 Some of its most popular items are chicken shawarma with yogurt sauce, salmon adobo and rice and shrimp fish. Gary Stern, Forbes, 6 July 2022 Grapes, apples, pecans, and raisins are perfectly nice additions to chicken in a creamy salad, but not in summer. Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2022 Hot dogs are up 10.4%, ground beef 12.6% and chicken almost 20%. Mandi Albright, ajc, 3 July 2022 The main ingredient in hot dogs is meat, and that can be beef, pork, or poultry (typically chicken, but some are made with turkey). Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022 With rising prices making everything from apples to sandwich buns to chicken more expensive, the Seminole County school district will hike the cost of cafeteria meals in August, the first such increase in seven years. Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2022 Rockwood Market Hall heats up Gresham’s food scene New Gresham food hall Rockwood Market Hall isn’t just a destination for fans of po’boys, panuchos or chicken tikka masala. oregonlive, 14 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English chiken, from Old English cicen young chicken; akin to Old English cocc cock

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chicken was before the 12th century

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