3 a : odd or quaint in appearance or feeling b : lacking style or taste c : unconventionally stylish : HIP
Main Entry: 1chick·en
Pronunciation: 'chi-k&n, sometimes -k&[ng]
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English chiken, from Old English cicen young chicken; akin to Old English cocc cock
Date: 14th century
1 a : the common domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) especially when young; also : its flesh used as food -- compare JUNGLE FOWL b : any of various birds or their young
2 : a young woman
3 a : COWARD b : any of various contests in which the participants risk personal safety in order to see which one will give up first
4 [short for chickenshit] slang : petty details
5 : a young male homosexual
