English Explanatory Dictionary

chicken of the sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Tuna.

Word forms

chicken of the sea

Etymology

From the mid-20th-century advertising jingle of StarKist brand canned tuna. Since used popularly at large for any tuna.

Related words

cockroach of the sea

Derived words

chickpea of the sea
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