chickens for Colonel Sanders

noun

People who support either an individual, especially a politician, or a cause seen as harmful to their best interests.

“Women for Trump? More like chickens for Colonel Sanders!”

Meanings

nounchickens for Colonel Sanders pl (plural only)
  1. derogatorypluralplural onlyslangPeople who support either an individual, especially a politician, or a cause seen as harmful to their best interests.

    Women for Trump? More like chickens for Colonel Sanders!

    1 more example

    Gays for Palestine? More like chickens for Colonel Sanders!

    Synonyms: chickens for KFC

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPeople who support either an individual, especially a politician, or a cause seen as harmful to their best interests.

Origin

After Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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APA

chickens for Colonel Sanders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickens%20for%20Colonel%20Sanders

MLA

“chickens for Colonel Sanders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickens%20for%20Colonel%20Sanders. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chickens for Colonel Sanders,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chickens%20for%20Colonel%20Sanders.

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