单词 | chicken colonel |
释义 | chicken colonel in American English US Slang Mil an officer with the rank of full colonel Word origin from the eagle insignia worn on the shoulderschicken colonel in American Englishnoun Military slang a full colonel, as distinguished from a lieutenant colonel Also called: bird colonel Word origin [1945–50, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, individual medley, poison pill, regression analysis, taxi squad |
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