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Chickenhawk
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Meaning
Noun
⚠️
In American English, Politics, Birds of prey & Buteos:
A
draft dodger
, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless
currently
supports
United States
overseas
military
engagements.
●
In Birds of prey, Buteos & People:
Any of the North American
hawk
species
(Cooper's
hawk
,
sharp-shinned hawk
and
red-tailed hawk
), or
counterparts
elsewhere,
mistakenly
believed
to be pests.
⚠️
In Birds of prey & Buteos:
An
older
, usually more
powerful
man
who
preys on
adolescent
boys
for sex.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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