yardbird
Valid in Scrabble
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- 15
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of yardbird
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (US, slang)A chicken.
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noun
- (US, slang)A chicken.
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(US, slang)A person who is imprisoned.
“The working convict is a rare exception, sometimes envied because his time is occupied, sometimes derided for his deviance from the yardbird norm.”
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(US, slang)A soldier who is required to perform menial work on the grounds of a military base.
“As the Marines expanded to war strength, Lou Diamond was the ideal liaison between crusty old-timers and impressionable recruits. He taught quick action by threats of yardbird detail.”
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Etymology
From yard + bird. Attested since 1956 in the sense of ‘convict,’ derived from the idea of prison yards. During World War II, it meant ‘basic trainee’ among the armed forces.
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