The term "rubber chicken" is used disparagingly to describe the food served at political or corporate events, weddings, and other gatherings where there are a large number of guests who require serving in a short timeframe.
The rubber chicken is a popular sight gag and slapstick comedy prop, sometimes used by comics to hit people. They are also sometimes used by jugglers in place of clubs. The origins of the rubber chicken are obscure.
It's suspected that the relative abundance of dead chickens in medieval times (different from at Medieval Times) may have contributed to their use as a humorous thing to be flung, sat upon or puppeteered.
countable noun. If someone calls you a chicken, they mean that you are afraid to do something. [informal, disapproval] I'm scared of the dark. I'm a big chicken.
(a) a young woman, esp. a prostitute (but note cite 1882); thus chicken-chaser, chicken-hustler, a womanizer; also attrib.
Chicken Little in American English
Informal. a person who spreads baseless or exaggerated reports of danger; alarmist. Word origin. after the chicken in a children's story who, after being struck by a falling object, warns that the sky is falling.
The Rubber Chicken Museum is inside the Archie McPhee store. It is the premier source of information about rubber chickens. Stop by and learn about rubber chickens. See the world's smallest rubber chicken and take your picture with the world's largest rubber chicken.
Remember, chickens squawk, scream, and carry on because they are trying to alert each other – or you – to something that might be not quite right. While some noises are nothing to be concerned about, you need to be careful about “noise-training” your chickens in most cases.
Rubber Chicken is a type of melee weapon in Rules of Survival. It is said to be the lightest weapon in the game with the fact that players run fast when the rubber chicken is equipped. It also deflects bullets just like a Frying Pan would do.
One big mother clucker!
The Biggest And Loudest Rubber Chicken is 22 inches long and squawks so loudly, it will eventually be banned from schools, churches and family dinners all over the world. This is the tuba of Rubber Chickens!
countable noun. A rubber is a condom. [US, informal]
Have you ever had a eureka moment while explaining something to someone? That's what rubber ducking seeks to replicate. Essentially, rubber ducking is about talking through your coding problems with a friendly duck that won't judge you.
Every Australian knows a rubber is a small stationery item used to correct pencil mistakes, and is more formally known as an eraser. But in the United States, the word “rubber” is a euphemism for condom.
Chickens that are captured emit long, loud, repeated squawks of distress: perhaps of warning, or as a cry for help. If a rooster pays unwanted attention to an unwilling hen, she only gives the distress call if a dominant rooster is present to obstruct his advances.
One particularly common vocalization that you may have heard from your hens is the egg song. Don't let the term “song” fool you. This vocalization is a loud, staccato series of squawks that hens let loose after laying an egg. Some hens will even join in on the egg song after one of their flock mates lays an egg.
The first hypothesis is that the hen is just SO doggone proud of herself for laying that egg and SO relieved to have it plop out that she feels the need to broadcast that fact to the world. She is literally crowing with pride about her accomplishment.
The top toy this year is a screeching, screaming rubber chicken that makes a terrifying sound reaching 109.7 dB.
While the U.S. and China eat the most chicken by absolute numbers, the countries rank 7th and 112th respectively when it comes to poultry consumption on a per capita basis.
The country that consumes the greatest amount of chicken is the United States. Every year, the United States consumes approximately 15,000 metric tons of chicken, placing it significantly in front of the second-place region.
“2 Man” is another term for a double date in which the woman wants to bring a friend, and so the man responds by bringing his own friend, as well. “2 Man” might also simply mean a double hookup involving 2 couples. “Two-manning” also sometimes refers to a sexual encounter involving 2 men and 1 woman.
A 'chicken' is another word for a kilo of cocaine. In some cities the word is reserved specifically for a kilo of crack and a 'bird' would be used for a kilo of raw powder cocaine. The act of 'flippin chickens' can simply mean selling kilos of cocaine or crack for a higher price than they were purchased for.
This word originally applied to birds that literally have a yellow belly, like the yellow-bellied sapsucker. From there, it came to mean an insult for cowards. It has been suggested that yellow-bellied, meaning a coward, may have been inspired by chicken egg yolks being yellow and chicken meaning coward.