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chicken colonel
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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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