chicken adder

noun Chiefly New England.

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Nearby words

chickasaw, chickasawhay, chickasha, chickee, chicken, chicken adder, chicken breast, chicken cholera, chicken colonel, chicken coop, chicken fat clot

Origin of chicken adder

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

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