chicken feedn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n fiːd/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪkən ˌfid/

Origin: Formed withiin English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., feed n.

Etymology: < chicken n. + feed n.

1. colloquial (originally U.S.).

a. Anything of small amount or of little importance or significance; esp. a trifling sum of money.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

gnatc1000

ball play?c1225

smalla1250

triflec1290

fly1297

child's gamec1380

motec1390

mitec1400

child's playc1405

trufferyc1429

toyc1450

curiosity1474

fly-winga1500

neither mass nor matins1528

boys' play1538

nugament1543

knack?1544

fable1552

nincety-fincety1566

mouse1584

molehill1590

coot1594

scoff1594

nidgery1611

pin matter1611

triviality1611

minuity1612

feathera1616

fillip1621

rattle1622

fiddlesticka1625

apex1625

rush candle1628

punctilio1631

rushlight1635

notchet1637

peppercorn1638

petty John1640

emptiness1646

fool-fangle1647

nonny-no1652

crepundian1655

fly-biting1659

pushpin1660

whinny-whanny1673

whiffle1680

straw1692

two and a plack1692

fiddle1695

trivial1715

barley-strawa1721

nothingism1742

curse1763

nihility1765

minutia1782

bee's knee1797

minutiae1797

niff-naff1808

playwork1824

floccinaucity1829

trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

nonsensical1842

meemaw1862

infinitesimality1867

pinfall1868

fidfad1875

flummadiddle1882

quantité négligeable1885

quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life vi. 78 I stood looking on, seeing him pick up the chicken feed from the green horns.

1937 G. Heyer They found him Dead xiii. 265 He certainly wasn't on the up-and-up... He was picking up a living doing odd jobs for any firm that would use him. Chicken-feed!

1941 New Rev. 28 Aug. 5/3 In peacetime, officers in the British Army were men of independent means to whom their Army pay was chicken-feed.

1991 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Mar. ‘Ultra’ running is a fast-growing sport, a welcome resort for athletes who consider the marathon to be mere chicken-feed.

2018 People (Nexis) 21 Oct. 20 Mourinho has spent big in the marketplace—£350million isn't chicken feed.

b. In espionage: small items of usually accurate but unimportant information that can be passed on to mislead an enemy, or to establish apparent good faith.

ΚΠ

1963 Britannica Bk. of Year 24/2 The British obligingly supplied him with what we today call ‘chicken feed’, misleading information prepared for the opponents' consumption.

1974 ‘J. le Carré’ Tinker, Tailor 322 The big three give you the chicken-feed, you hand it to Polyakov, Centre thinks Toby is all theirs.

2016 B. Stewart & S. Newbery Why Spy? 168 The truth, colloquially known as ‘chicken feed’, must convince the enemy that they have acquired a reliable source with good access, but not be of such importance that it will give them significant help.

2. literal. Food for chickens.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] > food eaten by birds > poultry food

gobbetc1384

shack1536

patoun1600

cram1614

chicken meat1684

soilinga1825

chicken feed1843

cram-cake1888

laying meal1908

laying mash1926

Tottenham Pudding1944

balancer meal1950

balancer mash1955

1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase II. lvi. 246 The lady..produced a handful of good chicken-feed.

1902 Our Church Paper (New Market, Va.) 30 Apr. Sunflower seed makes such an excellent chicken feed.

1942 Daily Mail 19 Aug. (Last ed.) 2/7 We might be able to crush it [sc. a bone] and add it to the chicken feed as a good egg-forming constituent.

2018 Byron Shire (New S. Wales) News (Nexis) 25 Oct. 8 Byron Shire Council donated a truck load of hay, chicken feed, dog food and ‘other bits and pieces’ last weekend.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chicken feed
释义	chicken feedn. Brit. /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n fiːd/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkən ˌfid/ Origin: Formed withiin English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., feed n. Etymology: < chicken n. + feed n. 1. colloquial (originally U.S.). a. Anything of small amount or of little importance or significance; esp. a trifling sum of money. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 1834 D. Crockett Narr. Life vi. 78 I stood looking on, seeing him pick up the chicken feed from the green horns. 1937 G. Heyer They found him Dead xiii. 265 He certainly wasn't on the up-and-up... He was picking up a living doing odd jobs for any firm that would use him. Chicken-feed! 1941 New Rev. 28 Aug. 5/3 In peacetime, officers in the British Army were men of independent means to whom their Army pay was chicken-feed. 1991 Guardian (Nexis) 2 Mar. ‘Ultra’ running is a fast-growing sport, a welcome resort for athletes who consider the marathon to be mere chicken-feed. 2018 People (Nexis) 21 Oct. 20 Mourinho has spent big in the marketplace—£350million isn't chicken feed. b. In espionage: small items of usually accurate but unimportant information that can be passed on to mislead an enemy, or to establish apparent good faith. ΚΠ 1963 Britannica Bk. of Year 24/2 The British obligingly supplied him with what we today call ‘chicken feed’, misleading information prepared for the opponents' consumption. 1974 ‘J. le Carré’ Tinker, Tailor 322 The big three give you the chicken-feed, you hand it to Polyakov, Centre thinks Toby is all theirs. 2016 B. Stewart & S. Newbery Why Spy? 168 The truth, colloquially known as ‘chicken feed’, must convince the enemy that they have acquired a reliable source with good access, but not be of such importance that it will give them significant help. 2. literal. Food for chickens. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animal food > [noun] > food eaten by birds > poultry food gobbetc1384 shack1536 patoun1600 cram1614 chicken meat1684 soilinga1825 chicken feed1843 cram-cake1888 laying meal1908 laying mash1926 Tottenham Pudding1944 balancer meal1950 balancer mash1955 1843 ‘R. Carlton’ New Purchase II. lvi. 246 The lady..produced a handful of good chicken-feed. 1902 Our Church Paper (New Market, Va.) 30 Apr. Sunflower seed makes such an excellent chicken feed. 1942 Daily Mail 19 Aug. (Last ed.) 2/7 We might be able to crush it [sc. a bone] and add it to the chicken feed as a good egg-forming constituent. 2018 Byron Shire (New S. Wales) News (Nexis) 25 Oct. 8 Byron Shire Council donated a truck load of hay, chicken feed, dog food and ‘other bits and pieces’ last weekend. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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