chicken colonel

noun Military Slang.

a full colonel, as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel.

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Nearby words

chickee, chicken, chicken adder, chicken breast, chicken cholera, chicken colonel, chicken coop, chicken fat clot, chicken feed, chicken fillet, chicken hawk

Origin of chicken colonel

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Also called bird colonel.

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