English Explanatory Dictionary

chicken switch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An emergency switch or button used to abort a process in case of failure.

Word forms

chicken switch chicken switches

Etymology

See chicken (“a coward”).

Synonyms

chicken button
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