Meanings
alternative first is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the treasure chest
- childishA rhyme often singsonged by children to tease one another after a competition.
According to the rhyme, first is the worst, second is the best, and third is the one with the hairy chest. Or the treasure chest or the wedding dress or the argyle vest. Whatever. Point: this rhyme is utter crap.
2009, Rachel Skirts, Second Is the Best, page 1
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first is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairy chest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20is%20the%20worst%2C%20second%20is%20the%20best%2C%20third%20is%20the%20one%20with%20the%20hairy%20chest
“first is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairy chest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20is%20the%20worst%2C%20second%20is%20the%20best%2C%20third%20is%20the%20one%20with%20the%20hairy%20chest. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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