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nounchicken colonel (plural chicken colonels)
plural chicken colonels
- USdatedslanggovernmentSynonym of bird colonel.
In 1944, when many of his West Point classmates—including Omar Bradley and Dwight Eisenhower—had won general's stars, Van Fleet was still a chicken colonel commanding a regiment.
1951 May 14, “The Face Is Familiar”, in TimeSynonyms: bird colonel
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nounSynonym of bird colonel.
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chicken colonel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20colonel
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“chicken colonel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20colonel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken colonel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20colonel.
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