chicken bus

noun

a bus in Central America

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Meanings

nounchicken bus (plural chicken buses)

plural chicken buses

  1. a bus in Central America

Origin

The word chicken may refer to the fact that the buses are often crammed with passengers not unlike a truck load of chickens, or to the fact that Central Americans occasionally transport live animals on such buses.

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APA

chicken bus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20bus

MLA

“chicken bus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20bus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken bus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20bus.

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