Meanings
nounchicken leg (plural chicken legs)
plural chicken legs
- slangbodybuildingThe genetically disadvantaged or otherwise underdeveloped shank of a man.
- in pluralslangbodybuildingSomeone with underdeveloped leg muscles.
Hey chicken legs, stop skipping leg day!
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, leg. The leg of a chicken.
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Translations
Catalan cuixa de pollastre
- cuixa de pollastreleg of a chicken, as food
Chinese Mandarin 雞腿 /鸡腿
- 雞腿 /鸡腿 (jītuǐ)leg of a chicken, as food
Finnish kanankoipi, broilerinkoipi
- kanankoipileg of a chicken, as food
- broilerinkoipileg of a chicken, as food
French patte de poulet
- patte de pouletleg of a chicken, as food
German Hühnerbein
- Hühnerbeinleg of a chicken, as food
Korean 닭다리
- 닭다리 (dakdari)leg of a chicken, as food
Polish udko
- udkoleg of a chicken, as food
Russian кури́ная но́жка, но́жка Бу́ша
- кури́ная но́жка (kurínaja nóžka)leg of a chicken, as food
- но́жка Бу́ша (nóžka Búša)leg of a chicken, as food
Spanish muslo de pollo
- muslo de polloleg of a chicken, as food
Turkish baget, but
- bagetleg of a chicken, as food
- butleg of a chicken, as food
- tavuk bagetleg of a chicken, as food
- tavuk butleg of a chicken, as food
Cite this entry
APA
chicken leg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20leg
MLA
“chicken leg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20leg. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken leg,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20leg.
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