where I come from, chickenshit = petty. bullshit = bogus
I believe we'll never be able to come to a definitive definition until Jack and Jim weigh in however
John Lau
Mia patrino povas draŝ via patrino
-----Original Message-----
From: Joy Matkowski <jmatkowski1@comcast.net>
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, Aug 22, 2009 10:59 am
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Chickenfat? Elmore Leonard
I just read three (!) Elmore Leonards and didn't encounter the term
anywhere that I remember. It should have stuck out, because it isn't
familiar to me either.
I wonder if it's related to "chickenshit," which is the term I grew
up with rather than "bullshit." It means nothing important, just an
annoying bit of nonsense that has to be taken care of, typically because
someone with power over you demands it, like your boss's insistence on a
weekly report that nobody, including your boss, reads or pays attention
to. And to teenagers, at least then, most of life seemed to be dealing
with chickenshit from parents, teachers, etc. I almost never come across
this term in print, so it must have been local, like "gallivanting around."
Joy
funkmasterj@runbox.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just read Elmore Leonard's City Primeval and Gold Coast in his collection
Double Dutch Treat (I've previously mentioned that I read Moonshine War a while
ago). In both novels, he uses the slang term chickenfat as an insult. I've
never encount
ered that outside of these 2 novels, was this in use or something
Leonard made up or what?
>
> I did enjoy both novels.
>
> Jordan
>
>
>
>
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