chicken wing
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɪkɪn wɪŋ/
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- Additionally, we'll do some teriyaki chicken wings and some guyosa please.
- spicy chicken wings
- fried chicken wings
- fry chicken wings
You want me to eat all of these chicken wings and not cry?
- You want me to eat all of these chicken wings and not cry?
- Like it's the only place where eating chicken wings could get stickier.
- I shoved my face with some chicken wings when we got back here, some spicy wings.
- Look, I had, I had, I had pizza and chicken wings last night.
- I'm going to share the spaghetti and like, hey, Gronk with a fucking chicken wing.
- Processed foods, chicken wings, Nuggets, burger things, pre cut fruits, fries.
- Bring your BBQ to YouTube, eat your chicken wings and your meat and drink a beer and watch me all day.
Examples
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Saturday evening, Eric is at one of the front tables eating a bowl of fried chicken wings, a house specialty.
Fiction book (1998) -
I want to start with the spicy chicken wings.
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You want me to eat all of these chicken wings and not cry?
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MAC: Come on, have a chicken wing.
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Let's get some chicken wings.
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I met a young man recently at a grill and bar during an all-you-can-eat chicken wing night.
Blog text (5) -
In the refrigerator, raw chicken wings lie plopped on top of each other on a plate.
Fiction book (1992) -
Moreover, the pizzas and whole chicken wings served over the counter are hot.
Blog text (11) -
Friday night, it was "Kung Poo Chicken"; Saturday night, chicken wings were served.
Academic text (2017) -
Would you like to try the buffalo chicken wings with ranch dipping sauce?
Synonyms
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A body part on birds, bats, and insects used for flying or served as food
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A deep-fried chicken wing covered in spicy sauce eaten as a starter
A chicken wing cooked with a sweet, smoky sauce, usually grilled or baked
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Morphology
The meaning 'the wing of a chicken (often served as food)' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'chicken' (the animal/its meat) with 'wing' (the appendage or edible part). This simple noun–noun compound follows regular composition patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Chicken wing comes from two words, chicken and wing, and it names the small part of the bird you can hold in your hand. Because cooked wings are small and easy to eat, they became a popular 'snack' or 'appetizer', so today chicken wing usually means the cooked food served with sauce.