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Chicken

Unicode: U+1F414

Shortcodes: :chicken:

TL;DR

Chickens, or calling someone scared/cowardly.

Context Meanings

Literal
LOW Risk

Chickens or poultry.

Example: โ€œFarm fresh eggs ๐Ÿ”โ€

Slang
MEDIUM Risk

Calling someone scared or cowardly.

Example: โ€œDon't be a chicken ๐Ÿ”โ€

Ironic
LOW Risk

Admitting to being scared.

Example: โ€œI'm too chicken to try ๐Ÿ”โ€

Dating
LOW Risk

Daring someone to make a move.

Example: โ€œChicken if you don't text first ๐Ÿ”โ€

Platform Notes

Twitter/X

Calling out cowardice or fear.

TikTok

Challenge content and dare videos.

Instagram

Farm content and food.

Generational Differences

Gen Z

Dare culture and calling out fear.

Millennial

Classic 'chicken' as coward reference.

Boomer

Farms or the coward meaning.

Warnings

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Can Be Insulting

MEDIUM

Calling someone a chicken implies they're a coward.

Technical Details

Unicode
U+1F414
Version
6.0
Category
Animals & Nature
Subcategory
animal-bird
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