Phrase Hound found 280 phrases and 53 compound words that contain chicken. The most common are listed below. Open chicken in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 280
- fried chickenThe meat of chicken, cut into pieces and usually with the bone in, coated in batter and deep-fried.
- chicken breastMeat from the body of a chicken.
- chicken soupAny soup made with either pieces of chicken or chicken broth as its main ingredient.
- chicken poxThe blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
- chicken outTo shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.
- game of chickenA game or dare in which the loser is the person who yields first.
- chicken and eggA situation or case in which it is difficult to distinguish cause and effect, having a circular character.
- chicken feedFood (usually grain) given to poultry.
- Chicken LittleA children’s fable about a young chicken who, in the traditional version, believes the sky is falling after an acorn hits her head. Also known by other names including The Sky is Falling.
- chicken feetThe feet of a chicken, stripped of their outer layer of skin, and cooked.
- chicken-wingAlternative form of chicken wing.
- chicken wireA mesh of wire, usually galvanized, with a hexagonal pattern, generally used for making fences, especially for enclosures for small farm animals and pets.
- chicken legUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, leg. The leg of a chicken.
- Chicken broth
- chicken runAn enclosed area, attached to a chicken coop, in which poultry are allowed to run around and peck.
- chicken scratchChicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.
- chicken-wingsplural of chicken-wing
- orange chickenAn American Chinese dish of Hunanese origin made with fried chicken pieces in a sweet orange-flavored chili sauce glaze.
- rubber chickenA hollow, bright yellow toy or prop depicting a plucked chicken that emits a squeak when squeezed.
- chicken saltA seasoning comprising table salt blended with herbs, spices, flavourings, and sometimes monosodium glutamate, often containing chicken extracts.
- Grilled chicken
- lemon chickenA Chinese-style dish of fried, sometimes battered chicken in a thick, sweet lemon-flavoured sauce.
- chicken danceA simple modern dance, performed to a version of Werner Thomas's Bird Song or Birdie Song, in which certain moves mimic the movements of a chicken.
- chicken MarylandA historic dish that is associated with the U.S. state of Maryland, consisting of fried chicken with a cream gravy, traditionally garnished with bananas.
- gay chickenA game in which two people of the same sex move their lips as close as possible with or without kissing, and the first to pull away loses.
Compound words 53
- chickenhawkAny of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.
- turduckenA dish, usually roasted, consisting of a deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck that has been stuffed with a small deboned chicken, and also containing stuffing.
- chickenheadA woman who readily performs fellatio.
- chickenpoopEuphemistic form of chickenshit.
- chickenyardA chicken run.
- gooduckenA dish composed of a goose stuffed with duck which, in turn, has been stuffed with chicken.
- chickenryA hen house or chicken coop, a place in which chickens are reared.
- chuckeySynonym of turducken: A dish, usually roasted, consisting of a deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck that has been stuffed with a small deboned chicken, and also containing stuffing.
- chickenarianEating chicken and/or eggs, especially in conjunction with an otherwise vegetarian diet.
- chickenizeTo make chicken-like or suitable for chickens.