chickenshit

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English [edit]

Adjective [edit]

chickenshit (comparative more chickenshit, superlative most chickenshit)

  1. (slang) petty and contemptible; compare bullshit
  2. (slang) cowardly

Noun [edit]

chickenshit (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Something petty and contemptible.
  2. (military, vulgar, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings, a petty, abusive martinet.
    His chickenshit drove his men nearly to mutiny.

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