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chickenshit

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chick·en·shit  (chkn-sht) Vulgar Slang
n.
1. Contemptibly petty, insignificant nonsense.
2. A coward.
adj.
1. Contemptibly unimportant; petty.
2. Cowardly; afraid.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chickenshit - a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear
drivel, garbage - a worthless message
dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
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I always try to get people to understand that those drag queens were a lot braver than those [straight-acting] guys who are often too chickenshit to come out.
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You also need a phone and an account with a bookmaker, not of the chickenshit type who are scared to take trifectas.
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I believed that the loss of China had played a large role in the rise of Joe McCarthy," he later told his biographer, Doris Kearns, "And I knew that all these problems, taken together, were chickenshit compared with what might happen if we lost Vietnam.
"Peace without conquest": Lyndon Johnson's speech of April 7, 1965 by Yuravlivker, Dror / Presidential Studies Quarterly
 
 
 
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