chicken colonel

noun Military Slang.

a full colonel, as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel.

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Also called bird colonel.

Origin of chicken colonel

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Words nearby chicken colonel

chicken, chicken adder, chicken-and-egg, chicken breast, chicken cholera, chicken colonel, chicken coop, chicken fat clot, chicken feed, chicken fillet, chicken-fried
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