chicken coloneln.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˌkəːnl/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪkən ˌkərn(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., colonel n.

Etymology: < chicken n. (compare sense 12 at that entry) + colonel n.

U.S. Military slang.

A full colonel as distinct from a lieutenant colonel.With reference to the eagle insignia worn on each shoulder as an indication of rank; see chicken n. 12.Quot. 1920 shows a compound of tin chicken and colonel, probably in the same sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > colonel

colonel1548

lieutenant-colonel1616

col1707

chicken colonel1942

bird colonel1945

light colonel1950

bird1955

1920 H. Wiley Wildcat viii. 89 How come dis tin chicken colonel pesterin' roun'!]

1942 Daily Independent (Kannapolis, N. Carolina) 5 June 3/1 The chicken colonel—the real colonel—told us that first we'd learn a little about army life by covering the basic training.

1947 New Yorker 12 Apr. 86/2 On our way down to mess, we encountered two spruced-up chicken colonels.

1994 Amer. Heritage Sept. 66/1 Bob was smart enough to get in the Air Transport Command, and last I heard he was a chicken colonel.

2008 H. Turtledove Man with Iron Heart iii. 53 ‘Sit down, Major. Button your lip while you're at it,’ a gray-haired chicken colonel said.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chicken colonel
释义	chicken coloneln. Brit. /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˌkəːnl/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkən ˌkərn(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., colonel n. Etymology: < chicken n. (compare sense 12 at that entry) + colonel n. U.S. Military slang. A full colonel as distinct from a lieutenant colonel.With reference to the eagle insignia worn on each shoulder as an indication of rank; see chicken n. 12.Quot. 1920 shows a compound of tin chicken and colonel, probably in the same sense. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > colonel colonel1548 lieutenant-colonel1616 col1707 chicken colonel1942 bird colonel1945 light colonel1950 bird1955 1920 H. Wiley Wildcat viii. 89 How come dis tin chicken colonel pesterin' roun'!] 1942 Daily Independent (Kannapolis, N. Carolina) 5 June 3/1 The chicken colonel—the real colonel—told us that first we'd learn a little about army life by covering the basic training. 1947 New Yorker 12 Apr. 86/2 On our way down to mess, we encountered two spruced-up chicken colonels. 1994 Amer. Heritage Sept. 66/1 Bob was smart enough to get in the Air Transport Command, and last I heard he was a chicken colonel. 2008 H. Turtledove Man with Iron Heart iii. 53 ‘Sit down, Major. Button your lip while you're at it,’ a gray-haired chicken colonel said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1942
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