Chickenshit

According to Paul Fussel's book "Wartime," "Chickenshit refers to behavior that makes military life worse than it need be: petty harassment of the weak by the strong; open scrimmage for power and authority and prestige; sadism thinly disguised as necessary discipline; a constant 'paying off of old scores'; and insistence on the letter rather than the spirit of ordinances. Chickenshit is so called--instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit--because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously."

This definition is cited by at least two books by Steven E. Ambrose, "Citizen Soldiers" and "Band of Brothers."

Soldier 1: I got fined $25 this morning!

Soldier 2: What for?

Soldier 1: Some rear-echelon type saw me and said that I wasn't maintaing a professional appearance. I can't help it that we've been living in foxholes for the last week and because of the snipers, I can't shave.

Soldier 2: That's chickenshit.

by CW_5000 July 22, 2009

Chickenshit

A North-American vulgar slang for a cowardly and timid person. Also an alternative to describing a person as a chicken.

Bob: Why won't James play a prank on the teacher?
Jack: Meh, he's just a little chickenshit.

by OliverTheMeme March 16, 2017

Chickenshit

One who is cowardly are has a phobia

What you wont jack that asshole? You chickenshit!

by Deve May 13, 2005

Chickenshit

(Chinkn' shit)

1: Someone who is afraid or is a wussy.

2: An insult meaning "your just aboout a good as chickenshit."

3: Something other than eggs that come out of a chicken's ass.

"You are such a chickenshit."

"Aww...eww..... I just stepped in some chickenshit!!!"

by L Bloodrose December 30, 2009

pronunciation chickenshit

worried whether to use what you know to be the proper pronunciation of a name and seem pretentious to some, or to use the name’s more common mispronunciation and seem a dunce to others

I’m always a pronunciation chickenshit when it comes to “Vincent van Gogh”.

by ΔиłĦ☼иצ ߀₡ʞ September 21, 2011

chickenshit bullshit

used when something makes no sense or is completely stupid

"im gettin tired of this chickenshit bullshit!"

by fisty shocker August 21, 2009

Chickenshit Genius

1. A person of great talent, ability, or brilliance who fails to realize any possible potential because of fear, laziness, indifference, or self-destructive tendencies.

My brother really could have been the next Bob Dylan, but he still lives in Mom and Dad's basement giving kids guitar lessons part-time. He turned out to be just another chickenshit genius.

by Brainulo April 8, 2009