chicken colonel

  • 1chicken colonel — ☆ chicken colonel n. [from the eagle insignia worn on the shoulders] Mil. Slang an officer with the rank of full colonel …

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  • 2chicken colonel — noun Etymology: so called from the eagle worn on the shoulders slang : a colonel as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel * * * Mil. Slang. a full colonel, as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel. Also called bird colonel. [1945 50, Amer.] * …

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  • 3chicken colonel — noun A member of the U. S. armed forces having the rank of full colonel, as distinct from a lieutenant colonel. In 1944, when many of his West Point classmates including Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower had won generals stars, Van Fleet was… …

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  • 4chicken colonel — Mil. Slang. a full colonel, as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel. Also called bird colonel. [1945 50, Amer.] * * * …

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  • 5chicken colonel — noun Etymology: from the eagle serving as insignia of the rank Date: 1918 slang colonel 1a …

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  • 6chicken colonel — chick′en colo nel n. mil sl. a full colonel • Etymology: 1945–50, amer.; alluding the eagle on the rank insignia …

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  • 7chicken —    1. a youth attractive to homosexuals    A variant of chick. A chickenhawk is a homosexual adult who seeks out boys for sexual purposes, punning on sparrowhawk:     Chicken worried him, though. There were these children of eleven, twelve and… …

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  • 8colonel — Synonyms and related words: ADC, CO, OD, aide, aide de camp, brigadier, brigadier general, captain, chicken colonel, chief of staff, commandant, commander, commander in chief, commanding officer, commissioned officer, company officer, exec,… …

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  • 9Colonel Harland David Sanders — Colonel Sanders Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sanders. Colonel Sanders …

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  • 10Colonel Harland Sanders — Colonel Sanders Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sanders. Colonel Sanders …

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