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chickenshit

[ chik-uhn-shit ]

noun

  1. boring or annoying details or unimportant tasks.


adjective

  1. obsessed with petty details.
  2. menial or petty.
  3. cowardly or fainthearted.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chickenshit1

1945–50; Americanism

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Example Sentences

I stood frozen in the kitchen and strongly considered flight, but in a pulse of character development worthy of Elyse herself, I bested my chickenshit heart and hustled to pursue Molly Khan, who had exited not only the room but the house.

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