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      chicken
      noun
      (countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
      (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
      (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A coward.
      (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or inexperienced person.
      (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
      (uncountable) 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).
      (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
      (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
      A census-designated place in Alaska.
      (obsolete) The young of any bird; a chick.
      (obsolete) A small pewter pot used in a tavern.
      verb
      (intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
      adjective
      (informal, sometimes derogatory) Cowardly.
      Synonyms for chicken
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      Words related to chicken
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