Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A coward.
- noun Contemptibly petty, insignificant nonsense.
- adjective Cowardly; afraid.
- adjective Contemptibly unimportant; petty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun slang a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective slang
petty andcontemptible ; comparebullshit - adjective slang
cowardly - noun slang something petty and contemptible
- noun military (
vulgar ,slang ) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings, a petty, abusivemartinet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear
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Examples
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Yeah, chickenshit is right, but the appropriate target of that adjective is Cheney and YOU.
Think Progress » Cheney Approval Nearing Rock Bottom at 19% 2005
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Regardless, being a chickenshit is not the answer, standing up for your rights is.
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What SF calls chickenshit is simply negated because there is no there there.
Planet Atheism 2009
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Also, if you are going to say "chickenshit", man up and spell it out.
A New Book 2010
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Unfortunately, Mr. Morgenthau's twilight isn't as entertaining as it looked like it might be a few weeks ago, when the outgoing district attorney accused Mayor Bloomberg of making "chickenshit" comments.
Robert Morgenthau Is Still Working, But He's Not Working Blue 2009
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The Times puts the mayor's "chickenshit" pursuit of Robert Morgenthau's "hidden" bank account in perspective this morning: Apparently there are 2,700 unauthorized city accounts around town, worth more than $122 million dollars.
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Unfortunately, Mr. Morgenthau's twilight isn't as entertaining as it looked like it might be a few weeks ago, when the outgoing district attorney accused Mayor Bloomberg of making "chickenshit" comments.
Robert Morgenthau Is Still Working, But He's Not Working Blue 2009
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What has the "chickenshit" done for America in its pathetic life?
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Now he looks like the worst kind of chickenshit political hack.
Breaking: Obama Campaign Confirms His Resignation From Trinity Church 2009
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Now he looks like the worst kind of chickenshit political hack.
Breaking: Obama Campaign Confirms His Resignation From Trinity Church 2009
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