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chickenman

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English

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Etymology

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From chicken +‎ -man.

Noun

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chickenman (plural chickenmen)

  1. (rare) A man with some characteristics of a chicken.
    • 2000, Jorge Secada, Cartesian # Metaphysics: The Scholastic Origins of Modern Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 65:
      The Scholastic Origins of Modern Philosophy Jorge Secada. Imagine a being with the head of a chicken and the body of a human. This imaginary thing can be described in any of the following ways: a human with the head of a chicken; a chicken with the body of a human; or a chickenman.
    • 2002, Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, "Shoyu Weenie" (season 1 episode 5)
      Look! A chickenman!
    • 2016, Jerilyn Dufresne, Triple Trouble Too: Sam Darling Mystery Series Box Set: Books 4-6, eFitzgerald Publishing
      Chip, since you were a chickenman last [...]
  2. (dated) Someone (often a man) who raises chickens to produce meat.