Определение chicken hawk в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
An advocate of war or military action who is avoiding personal military service, or avoided it in the past
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
{i} any of the several hawks that prey on chickens, hen hawk; (Slang) person who has never served in the army but favors aggressive or warlike political policy to carry through a foreign policy; (Vulgar Slang) older man who searches for boys or young men as his sexual partners
{i} any of the several hawks that prey on chickens; red-tailed hawk; (Slang) person who has never served in the army but favors aggressive or warlike political policy to carry through a foreign policy; (Vulgar Slang) older man who searches for boys or young men as his sexual partners
A sexual predator. An older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex. The logic of this idiom depends upon equating young males with chickens: As chickenhawks are thought to prey upon chickens (fowl) then, metaphorically, older gay men who "prey" on younger males, i.e. "chicken", are called "chickenhawks"
chicken hawk
Расстановка переносов
chick·en hawk
Турецкое произношение
çîkın hôk
Произношение
/ˈʧəkən ˈhôk/ /ˈʧɪkən ˈhɔːk/
Этимология
() chicken (in the Old English sense of cycen: young fowl, its aledged primary prey) + hawk