chickenshit

  1. Adjective.  (slang) petty and contemptible; compare bullshit.
  2. Adjective.  (slang) cowardly.
  3. Noun.  (slang) something petty and contemptible.
  4. Noun.  (military) (vulgar, slang) A low-ranking officer who lords over and needlessly makes life miserable for his underlings, a petty, abusive martinet. .

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