Definitions

1. noun

insignificant or unimportant matter; nonsense

“The debate about the minor point was dismissed as chickenshit by the committee.”

2. noun

cowardly or contemptible behavior

“The politician’s chickenshit response to the crisis was widely criticized.”

3. verb

to talk or write about something in a cowardly or contemptible way

“The journalist accused the politician of chickenshitting the issue to avoid controversy.”