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Definition of "chickenshit" [chickenshit]

  • Contemptibly petty, insignificant nonsense. (noun)
  • A coward. (noun)
  • Contemptibly unimportant; petty. (adjective)
  • Cowardly; afraid. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chickenshit" in a sentence
  • "Yeah, chickenshit is right, but the appropriate target of that adjective is Cheney and YOU."
  • "Regardless, being a chickenshit is not the answer, standing up for your rights is."
  • "What SF calls chickenshit is simply negated because there is no there there."
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