Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chicken of the sea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: chick-en of the sea
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Colloquial; Uncountable

Etymology

From the mid-20th-century advertising jingle of StarKist brand canned tuna. Since used popularly at large for any tuna.

Usage

Phrases

chickpea of the sea cockroach of the sea

Frequently Paired Words

cockroach of the sea

Questions

What does chicken of the sea mean?: Tuna.
Where does chicken of the sea come from?: From the mid-20th-century advertising jingle of StarKist brand canned tuna. Since used popularly at large for any tuna.

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