1a. The common domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) or its young. b. Any of various similar or related birds. c. The flesh of the common domestic fowl. 2.Slang A coward. 3. Any of various foolhardy competitions in which the participants persist in a dangerous course of action until one loses nerve and stops. 4.Vulgar Slang A young gay male, especially as sought by an older man.
ADJECTIVE:
Slang Afraid; cowardly.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: chick·ened, chick·en·ing, chick·ens Slang To act in a cowardly manner; lose one's nerve: chickened out at the last moment.
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