chicken finger

noun

: a strip of white chicken meat breaded and fried

Often these gatherings are held in dimly lit rooms with portable bars and chafing dishes of chicken fingers, meatballs, cheese cubes, and dip.

—A. W. Godfrey, Commonweal, 11 Feb. 2000

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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