She was terrified of Covid, afraid she'd suffocate wearing a mask, quaking over what effects the vaccine could have, phobic about getting close to anyone and mortified that she was being scarred-for-life by the emotional deprivations of social distancing. Dr. Kafween had termed her a Free Range Chicken, and now she was apprehensive about her next session, reasonably fearful of getting billed for a missed appointment with her analyst, who, she was afraid to admit, was rarely wrong.

free range chicken by Monkey's Dad December 10, 2020

Free Range Chicken

A parent scared of letting their child(ren) out of their sight to travel to/from a neighborhood park, friend's house, community pool or walk to school for fear of being reported to Child Protective Services (CPS), or their child(ren) being picked up (abducted) by the police and delivered to CPS. These parents would normally be fine with letting their children be unsupervised for such excursions, but have been closely monitoring the news of the couple in Maryland who have had ideological clashes with CPS and by extension, the police. This case has sparked a national debate as to whether these parents actually neglected their children in any way, and further, how helicopter parenting has raised a generation of helpless children to adulthood (millennials) who now expect the government and society to protect and coddle them, and who are in turn projecting these values onto modern GenX parents.

Dan and Mary are such free range chickens; they won't let their kids walk to the park anymore. They used to be free-rangers.

Free Range Chicken by Bloggernaut April 15, 2015

Free Range Chicken

A girl without a boyfriend. One who is not tied down

Friend: Are you taking her down?
Me: Nah I think she's got a boyfriend
Friend: No bro I heard they broke up, she's a Free Range Chicken
Me: Damn Im taking that down

Free Range Chicken by rr12 May 1, 2023

Free Range Chicken Skinning

A male that intentionally, indiscriminately and freely walks around in public and private with his chicken skin ball sack hanging out of his fly or hanging out from under his shorts.

Paul looks forward to his lunch break every day. He enjoys leaving the office and walking to the restaurants on Main Street doing a little Free Range Chicken Skinning.

Free Range Chicken Skinning by Eaton Holgoode April 15, 2015

"free range chicken" theory of business

A philosophy of doing business where the employees are treated fairly, not micromanaged and work in a healthy environment. The opposite of a sweat shop.

This place is a sweatshop! Clearly the owners do not believe in the philosophy of the "free range chicken" theory of business.

GE's practice of allowing employees to work from home 1-2 days a week is a great idea and they experience increased productivity from those employees. A true "free range chicken" theory of business philosophy.

"free range chicken" theory of business by mWEEDo March 29, 2011

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026

just fokin missing her

native american reservation origin... to miss an ex so badly that everyone can see it.. can be used for either sex eg. just fokin missing her/him

friend : *noticably sad*
me : look at you all sad & shit
friend : shut up!
me : just fokin missing her huh?

just fokin missing her by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 15, 2026

endwarfins

The rush of neurotransmitters and neuropeptides triggered specifically by watching the Seven Dwarfs march home singing "Heigh-Ho" — that particular high of pickaxes, whistling while you work, and communal domestic bliss in a cottage built for men half your height.

I only meant to watch the Heigh-Ho scene for the endwarfins, and then it was two hours later and I'd watched the whole movie.

Endwarfins aren't just a Snow White thing — I get the same hit off the Lollipop Guild in Oz.

endwarfins by Howard Ogden September 13, 2026

Word of the Day on September 14, 2026

caillou

A slang term used to describe a bald person, typically someone who is completely bald or has a closely shaved head. The term is derived from the infamous, hairless kids’ cartoon character of the same name.

Example 1:
“Did you see that caillou over there? His head is reflecting the sun like a disco ball.”
Example 2:
“I think Dave is finally accepting his hair loss. He just went full caillou and shaved the whole thing off.”

caillou by WMH01 September 12, 2026

Word of the Day on September 13, 2026