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.20th century.The phrase was originally synonymous withchew the fat 1.chi-chi 1 affected, particularly in manners.2 see chee-chee.chick a girl or young woman.Adopted from the USA around 1940.chicken, n.1 a boy who is homosexual or likely to be preyed upon byhomosexuals.2 a game of daring played by children and young people,esp.one that involves crossing a road or railway in the path of anoncoming vehicle or train, as in to play chicken.Adopted from the USA inthe early 1950s.chicken, adj.cowardly, as in he won t do it: he s chicken.Adopted from Canadaaround 1946.chicken ! coward!; a derisive cry hurled at one who shows signs ofcowardice.Mainly used by children, but also jocularly by adults.Sincearound 1955.chicken-feed a mere pittance, a trifling or derisory sum of money.Sincearound 1941.The term originally referred to small change.chicken out to withdraw from a venture, risk, fight, etc, through fear orcowardice, as in she chickened out at the last minute.Adopted from the USAaround 1943.chicken-shit, adj.petty, insignificant.Used in the USA and Canada around1910 30.chickie 1 a serviceman s girlfriend or sweetheart.Australian soldiers slangof World War II.2 any girl.Australian teenagers slang.Sincearound 1945.chief cook and bottle-washer the most important dogsbody in anorganization.The term is often used in self-deprecation, as in I m the chiefcook and bottle-washer around here. 43 chokedchiller a thriller that chills the blood.Used in the book world since the late1950s.Elliptical for spine-chiller.chill out, v.to relax or unwind.Chiefly USA; 1980s.china a mate, a friend, a pal, as in me old china, a jocular term of address.Rhyming slang (originally china plate).Since around 1890.Chinaman a left-hand bowler s leg-break.Cricketers slang.Fromaround 1905.Chinese 1 a Chinese restaurant.Since the later 1970s.2 a Chinese meal; aChinese take-away.Chinese burn an act of cruelty perpetrated (esp.by schoolchildren) bygripping a person s arm or wrist with both hands close together andtwisting the flesh in opposite directions, as in to give (sb) a Chinese burn.Since around 1930.Chink, Chinkie or Chinky a Chinese person.From around 1880.Possiblyinfluenced by chink, narrow opening, referring to the shape of the eyes ofthe Chinese.chinless wonder a person (esp.male) of the upper classes, whose recedingchin suggests gormlessness or lack of resolution.Extended to moregeneral use now.Since the mid-20th century.chipe (usually of a woman) to talk in a high-pitched voice, often persistently,with a suggestion of complaint, as in it s that woman chiping on again.Perhapsa blend of cheep and whine.chip on (one s) shoulder, have a to bear a grudge against the world, oftenfor some specific and individual reason.Used in the USA since around1880; introduced to the UK by US servicemen in 1942.From a methodof challenging somebody to a fight, by putting a chip of wood on one sshoulder and daring the other person to knock it off.See chippy, adj.chippy, n.a fish-and-chip shop.From the early 20th century.chippy, adj.resentfully envious, having a chip on one s shoulder.1970s.chips in to have had (one s) chips, to have died, to be dead.Since 1917.See alsocash in (one s) chips.choc (often pl.) chocolate, as in a box of chocs.20th century.choccy or chocky, n.and adj.chocolate, as in choccy cake, have another choccy!Nursery slang, also used by adults.chocker disgruntled, fed up.Since around 1920.chocky see choccy.chocolate-box, adj.(of pictures, scenery, etc.) conventionally or sentimentallypretty, but with little artistic merit or appeal.chocolate drop a name given by white children to coloured chil-dren.1970s.choked disgruntled, fed up; disappointed; upset; angry, annoyed, as in Ifelt real choked about it, he was too choked to speak.Since around 1945. choke-off 44choke-off an admonishment.Military and prison officers slang.Sincearound 1914.choosy fastidious; given to picking and choosing.chop, get the to be dismissed from one s job.Since the late 1940s.chop-chop ! quickly!; hurry! Since the early 19th century.Pidgin English,from a Cantonese phrase meaning hurry up!chopper 1 penis.A particularly large one may be referred to as a whopperchopper.2 a helicopter.Probably of US origin.Since around the mid-1950s.From the chopping motion and sound of the rotor blades.3 amotorcycle that has been extensively modified.Motorcyclists slang ofthe 1970s.choppers teeth, esp.false teeth.Since around 1950.chow ! hello!; goodbye! An anglicized spelling of the Italian ciao, meaningthe same.Since the mid-19th century.The term fell into disuse in theearly 20th century and was revived in the late 1950s.The Italian spellingis preferred in modern English usage.Chrisake ! or Chrissake ! an oath, esp.in for Chrisake!, for Christ s sake!19th 20th centuries.Chrissie, n.and adj.Christmas.Used mainly in Australia.chronic unpleasant; objectionable; very bad; rotten.Late 19th 20thcenturies.From an interpretation of the Standard English sense of theadjective (i.e.long-lasting, deep-seated), as in chronic illness, understood tomean very bad illness.chuck, n.a term of endearment.Since the 16th century.chuck, v.to throw, as in chuck us an apple will you? 19th 20th centuries.Theterm may replace throw in other phrases, as in it s chucking it down, it sraining heavily; to chuck up, to vomit.See also chuck out.chuck it ! stop it!; drop it!chuck out, v.1 to eject forcibly, to cause to leave, as in he got chucked out ofuniversity.Since before 1880.Hence chucking-out time, closing time.2 todiscard, as in shall I chuck these old photos out? From around 1910.chuck-out, n.closing time at a public house.Since around 1920.Anabbreviation of chucking-out time (see chuck out 1).chuff 1 food.From around 1930.2 bottom, backside, as in to sit on one schuff, to sit back and do nothing; I had a Porsche up my chuff, a Porsche wasdriving very close behind me.chuffed pleased, delighted, as in she was dead chuffed
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