Chickenshit

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  • noun. A coward.
  • noun. Contemptibly petty, insignificant nonsense.
  • adjective. Cowardly; afraid.
  • adjective. Contemptibly unimportant; petty.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear.
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  • adjective. petty and contemptible; compare bullshit
  • adjective. cowardly
  • noun. something petty and contemptible
  • noun. (vulgar, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings, a petty, abusive martinet.
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  • noun. a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear
  • Word Usage
    "Yeah, chickenshit is right, but the appropriate target of that adjective is Cheney and YOU."
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