chickenarian

English

Etymology

chicken +‎ -arian

Pronunciation

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Adjective

chickenarian (not comparable)

1. (informal) Eating chicken and/or eggs, especially in conjunction with an otherwise vegetarian diet.
   • 2000 August 4, JAID [username], “Re: Lighten up”, in alt.food.vegan‎^[1] (Usenet):

     For me, I could not give a stuff who is vegetarian, chickenarian or what. It is up to them, just hope they make a good judgement.

   • 2005 March 26, Alistair Sim (quoting Baris Sanli), “Semranim for Dummies”, in soc.culture.turkish‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Most of the Turks are vegetarian and/or chickenarian (Chicken meat is preferred to red meat because of the price tags).

   • 2008 January 16, J. Smith, “Hot chicks”, in Gulf News:

     Plus, there are salads for those who don't eat meat. As Nando's says: "Vegetarians are just as welcome as our Chickenarian customers.

Noun

chickenarian (plural chickenarians)

1. (informal) A person who has such a diet.