CHICKENSHIT

chickenshit

(noun) a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

chickenshit (comparative more chickenshit, superlative most chickenshit)

(slang, vulgar) Petty and contemptible; contemptibly unimportant. (Compare bullshit.)

(vulgar, slang) Cowardly.

Noun

chickenshit (countable and uncountable, plural chickenshits)

(slang, vulgar) Petty and contemptible thing(s).

(slang, vulgar) A coward.

(vulgar, military, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings; a petty, abusive martinet.

Synonyms

• (coward): coward; (slang:) chicken, pussy, wuss, shithouse

• (petty or contemptible thing): (mostly vulgar:) shit, crap, bullcrap, bullshit, junk, trash, dogshit, Irish bull, horseshit

Source: Wiktionary



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