Meanings
plural chicken fingers
- plural normallycookingA narrow strip of deep-fried chicken, generally without bones or skin, often coated in bread crumbs or similar coating.
CHICKEN FINGERS Shape finely minced chicken into inch-long fingers, roll each in cracker dust and fry in hot deep fat until golden brown.
1933, Paul Mandeville, editor, Eggs, page 434Synonyms: chicken tender, finger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA narrow strip of deep-fried chicken, generally without bones or skin, often coated in bread crumbs or similar coating.
Origin
From chicken + finger, in reference to general shape and size.
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