Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gay chicken

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: gay chick-en
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game in which two people of the same sex move their lips as close as possible with or without kissing, and the first to pull away loses.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The two of you are always all over each other—playing gay chicken and all that shit."
"The entire public, gay and straight viewers alike, seemed to love watching good-looking guys play gay chicken, and they couldn't wait to see how far Mikey Phoenix would take them."
"If you're going to play gay chicken, you'd probably be better off playing it with someone who isn't actually gay."
"Games that I name here, and others, perform a useful function for adolescents experiencing strong sexual urges. The games have rules, and the rules absolve the players of personal responsibility. [...] It's the rules of Gay Chicken that lead to one male's kissing another."

Etymology

From gay (“homosexual”) and chicken (“game of dare”).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does gay chicken mean?: A game in which two people of the same sex move their lips as close as possible with or without kissing, and the first to pull away loses.
Where does gay chicken come from?: From gay (“homosexual”) and chicken (“game of dare”).

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