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English

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A chicken
A cockerel(centre) surrounded by hens
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishchiken (also aschike >Englishchick), fromOld Englishċicen,ċycen(“chicken”), of uncertain origin. Possibly fromProto-West Germanic*kiukīn(“chicken”), or alternatively fromProto-West Germanic*kukkīn, equivalent tocock +‎-en.

CompareNorth Frisianschückling(“chicken”),Saterland FrisianSjuuken(“chicken”),Dutchkuiken(“chick, chicken”),German Low GermanKüken(“chick”), whenceGermanKüken(“chick”),(elevated, obsolete)GermanKüchlein(“chick”) andOld Norsekjúklingr(“chicken”).

Noun

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chicken (countable anduncountable,pluralchickens)

  2. (countable) A domesticated subspecies ofred junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
    Hypernyms:poultry <bird <animal <creature,critter
    Hyponyms:hen,cock,cockerel,rooster,spring chicken,pullet,chick;broiler,roaster,fryer,layer,stewer
    backyardchickens;  barnyardchickens
    • 1997, Beverley Randell, Clive Harper,Chickens, Nelson Thornes,→ISBN, page 8:
      Somechickens lay eggs almost every day.[…]Chickens are kept for their meat, too.
    • 2023 January 18, Jen Christensen, “High egg prices may tempt you to start your own backyard flock, but chickens carry some health risks”, inCNN‎[1]:
      With egg prices rising, more people may be shopping for their own backyardchicken flock.
      But before you build a coop and subscribe toChicken Whisperer, health experts have a warning: Caring for backyardchickens is not as easy as bringing home a cute new kitten, and keepingchickens can come with a handful of serious health risks, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  4. (uncountable) Themeat from thisbird eaten asfood.
    Hyponyms:broiler,roaster,fryer,layer,stewer
    bonelesschicken;  tastes likechicken
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly,Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page97:
      Amongst thee more harmless reptiles to be found were several lizards and iguanas. The natives killed these and used them for food. The flesh was not despised by explorers, and I was told it tasted exactly likechicken; but, however good it might have been, my courage was not suffcient to enable me to overcome my prejudice against tasting it.
    • 1995, Jean Paré,Chicken, Etc., Company's Coming Publishing Limited,→ISBN, page 7:
      Before cookingchicken, or other poultry, rinse with cold water and pat dry with a paper towel.
    • 2015 July 2, Michael Pearson, “6 things to know about hot dog king Joey Chestnut”, inCNN‎[2]:
      Here’s a grocery list of foods Chestnut has eaten competitively, drawn from his Major League Eating bio: apple pie, asparagus, boysenberry pie, brats, burritos,chicken spiedies (a kind of sandwich),chicken wings, chili, corned beef sandwiches, eggs, fish tacos, funnel cake, grilled cheese sandwiches, gyoza, Krystal hamburgers, horseshoe sandwiches, hot dogs, ice cream, jalapeno poppers, kolaches, pastrami sandwiches, Philly cheesesteaks, pierogi, pizza, pork ribs, pulled pork, poutine, salt potatoes, shrimp, tacos, tamales, turkey and Twinkies.
  6. (obsolete) The young of any bird; achick.
    • 1934,Henry G. Lamond,An Aviary on the Plains, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page220:
      There they are – four ugly littlechickens, a bit more than half-feathered, and all gaping mouths and bare bellies.
  8. (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) Acoward.
    Synonyms:pullet;see alsoThesaurus:coward
  9. (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) Ayoung orinexperienced person.
    • 1752,Jonathan Swift, “Stella's Birth-day, 1720”, inThe Works of D. Jonathan Swift. In Nine Volumes. The Seventh Edition, to which is Prefixed, the Doctor's Life, with Remarks on His Writings, from the Earl of Orrery and Others, not to be Found in any Former Edition of His Works, 7th edition, volume II (Containing His Poetical Writings), Dublin; Edinburgh: printed; and[...] reprinted, for G. Hamilton & J. Balfour, & L. Hunter at Edinburgh; and A. Stalker, at Glasgow; and sold by them and other booksellers,→OCLC,page99:
      Purſue your trade of ſcandal-picking,
      Your hints, thatStella is nochicken:
      Your innuendos, when you tell us,
      ThatStella loves to talk with fellows;[…]
    • 1886,Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Lauriston Garden Mystery”, inA Study in Scarlet (Beeton's Christmas Annual; 28th season), London; New York, N.Y.:Ward Lock & Co., November 1887,OCLC15800088; republished asA Study in Scarlet. A Detective Story, new edition, London: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., 1892,OCLC23246292,page 43:
      "This case will make a stir, sir," he remarked. "It beats anything I have seen, and I am nochicken."
  10. (countable, Polari) A young,attractive,slim man,[1] usually having littlebody hair;comparechickenhawk.
    • 1976 April 10, “Classified advertisement”, inGay Community News, page19:
      Europe's Favorite Gay Newspaper has something for you! Handsome studs, TenderChicken, and lots of Male Nudes!
    • 1991 December 1, Ronald Smith, “Personal advertisement”, inGay Community News, volume19, number20, page14:
      I am a little whitechicken, beautiful as sweet and young as beautiful and soft as young and gay as soft and innocent as gay. I dare you to write.
  11. (uncountable) Thegame ofdare.
    Synonym:game of chicken
    1. Aconfrontationalgame in which theparticipants move toward each other at high speed (usually inautomobiles); the player who turns first to avoidcolliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, theloser).
      Don't playchicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose.
  12. (preceded by definite article) Asimpledance in which themovements of a chicken areimitated.
  13. (slang, US) Akilogram ofcocaine.
    Synonyms:bird,brick
    • 2017 January 3,Migos, “Call Casting”, inCulture‎[3], Track 3:
      Up early in the morning trappin' (Trap-trap)
      You can get 'em how you askin' (Ask)
      How manychickens? You can get 'em whichever way
      Nigga, trap turned Zaxby's (Zax)
    • 2019 May 20, “15Chickens”‎[4]performed by The Norf ft. Rucci, 2Eleven, Ackrite, Nfant, and Lil Deuce:
  14. (obsolete) A smallpewterpot used in atavern.
    Coordinate term:hen
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Descendants
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Translations
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bird
meat
coward
young, attractive, slim man—seetwink
See also
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Adjective

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chicken (comparativemorechicken,superlativemostchicken)

  1. (informal, sometimes derogatory)Cowardly.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:cowardly,Thesaurus:afraid
    Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just toochicken.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Shortening ofchicken out.

Verb

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chicken (third-person singular simple presentchickens,present participlechickening,simple past and past participlechickened)

  1. (intransitive) Toavoid asituation one isafraid of.
    • 1964,Max Shulman,Anyone Got a Match?, New York, N.Y.:Harper & Row,→OCLC,page31:
      For the umpteenth time, Ichickened.
    • 1968,Aidan Chambers,The Chicken Run: A Play for Young People, Oxford:Heinemann Educational Publishers,→ISBN, act II, scene v,page81:
      ABE: Whatare you chucking it for, then? You're running, aren't you? Running, cos youchickened.
      SLIM: All right, so Ichickened.
    • 2014, Anne M. Brown, “James Day”, inBelonging: The Story of How James Became a Brown, Acacia Ridge, Qld.: Australian eBook Publisher,→ISBN:
      To reach the lower branches of the blackwood one had to swing Tarzan-like across a narrow gully choked with gorse and blackberries.[…] [T]he challenge of the rope swing was definitely more in James' line.[…] Even if he slipped and failed, or worse,chickened, they would be unlikely to judge too harshly.

Etymology 3

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Fromchick +‎-en(plural ending).

Noun

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chicken

  1. (UK dialectal or obsolete)plural ofchick
    • 1669,Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London:
      The 21 or 22 day theChicken are hatch'd;[…]

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^Reuben, David R. (1969), chapter 8, inEverything you always wanted to know about sex but were too afraid to ask, New York: David McKay Company, Inc., published1970,→LCCN, Homosexuals have their own language?, page145: “CHICKEN: young homosexual”

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Scots

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Etymology

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FromEnglishchicken.

Noun

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chicken (pluralchickens)

  1. chicken
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