chicken-in-a-basket circuit

noun

Relatively small venues offering evening entertainment such as music and comedy, from the point of view of the entertainers who find work there.

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Meanings

nounthe chicken-in-a-basket circuit
  1. UKinformalRelatively small venues offering evening entertainment such as music and comedy, from the point of view of the entertainers who find work there.

Origin

From the ubiquity of chicken served in a basket in entertainment venues in the 1970s.

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chicken-in-a-basket circuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-in-a-basket%20circuit

MLA

“chicken-in-a-basket circuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-in-a-basket%20circuit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken-in-a-basket circuit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken-in-a-basket%20circuit.

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