Meaning
The chicken — a dietary and economic staple (jerk chicken, brown stew chicken, fried chicken) and a common backyard bird. As a slang insult, a 'chicken' is a coward, one who is easily frightened and won't stand up. Also 'chicken back' and 'chicken foot' — cheap cuts that feed many a household.
Examples
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Sunday dinner: brown stew chicken an rice.
Sunday dinner: brown stew chicken and rice.
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Him too chicken fi stand up fi himself.
He's too cowardly to stand up for himself.
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Bwile some chicken foot soup.
Boil some chicken-foot soup.
Origin
The chicken; the 'coward' sense is from wider English slang. Cheap cuts (chicken back/foot) are dietary staples.
How it’s used
The staple food bird; also slang for a coward. Cheap cuts (back/foot) feature in soups. See [[jerk-chicken]], [[brown-stew]].