last chicken in the shop
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English
39
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[…] fellow male travellers complaining of receiving an all too regular sighting of 'the last chicken in the shop' as I paraded around gleefully in the altogether."
- "'What is it with men and their junk?' Swilley said, shaking her head. […] 'Is it me,' McLaren began thoughtfully, head slightly on one side, 'or does it look like—' […] 'The last chicken in the shop?' Lœ said innocently. 'I was just thinking that.'"
Etymology
From the appearance when dangling.
Usage
Inflected Forms
the last chicken in the shop (canonical)