Chickenshit (Noun)
Meaning
A false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Usages
Examples
- The politician's claim that he was too sick to attend the debate was considered chickenshit by many of his opponents.
- When John said he couldn't go skydiving because he had a headache, his friends called him out for being chickenshit.
- The company's excuse for laying off employees was just a chickenshit way of saying they didn't want to pay them anymore.
- After backing out of the fight, the boxer's opponent called him chickenshit for not being willing to face him in the ring.
- The CEO's statement that the company was downsizing due to "restructuring" was seen as chickenshit by many employees who knew the real reason was financial mismanagement.