• Chickenhawk

    Full definition of chickenhawk

    Noun

    chickenhawk

    (plural chickenhawks)
    1. (US politics) A political epithet. A draft-dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.
    2. A common name for one of three species of bird – the Cooper's hawk, the sharp-shinned hawk and the red-tailed hawk.
    3. (derogatory, slang) A sexual predator – an older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.
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