chickenshit

chick·en·shit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chik-uh n-shit]
- /ˈtʃɪk ənˌʃɪt/
- /tʃˈɪkɪnʃˌɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chik-uh n-shit]
- /ˈtʃɪk ənˌʃɪt/

Definitions of chickenshit word

adjective chickenshit If you say that someone or something is chickenshit, you mean that they are worthless. 3
adjective chickenshit If you say that someone is chickenshit, you mean that they are cowardly. 3
noun chickenshit a coward 3
adjective chickenshit despicably cowardly 3
adjective chickenshit contemptibly worthless 3
adjective chickenshit petty or minor 3

See all 18 definitions of chickenshit

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Origin of chickenshit

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

1945-50; Americanism

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Parts of speech for Chickenshit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chickenshit

chickenshit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chickenshit usage trend in Literature

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