chickenshit

American  

[chik-uhn-shit] / ˈtʃɪk ənˌʃɪt /

noun

1. boring or annoying details or unimportant tasks.

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adjective

1. obsessed with petty details.

2. menial or petty.

3. cowardly or fainthearted.

Etymology

Origin of chickenshit

1945–50;