chicken-and-eggish

adjective

Characteristic of a chicken-or-egg question; involving a dispute as to which of two interdependent things happened first.

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Meanings

adjectivechicken-and-eggish (comparative more chicken-and-eggish, superlative most chicken-and-eggish)

comparative more chicken-and-eggish · superlative most chicken-and-eggish

  1. informalrareCharacteristic of a chicken-or-egg question; involving a dispute as to which of two interdependent things happened first.

Origin

From chicken and egg + -ish.

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chicken-and-eggish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-and-eggish

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“chicken-and-eggish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-and-eggish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken-and-eggish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-and-eggish.

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