Sometimes our ears play tricks on us. But what do you do when you hear something (clear as day, mind you) that actually makes perfect sense in the context of the phrase. In fact, you wouldn’t have questioned the phrase at all, if not for the details surrounding the conversation (ie, who is saying it and where. Because Grandma would never talk about going clubbing, right?)
Insert: The Bit Chicken Discrepancy
What is a Bit Chicken?
A Bit Chicken is a passive aggression person who complains without solution, just to hear their own voice, or get the satisfaction of pointing out flaw or fault. They are a chicken, because they do not direct their concern to seek resolution, potentially afraid of confrontation.
Spoken quickly, it sure sounds awfully similar to another popular phrase, with similar definition to the above definition. But, Bit Chicken is a safe alternative because it is not considered a cuss word, and has an extra syllable in there to make it darn certain that the urban phrase was not used.
Is this true? Or am I making it up entirely? There’s a good chance that bit chicken is not actually a word, and my ears played tricks on me.
Take It Back to the Context
Don’t you think we should tell a person if we have an issue with them? Talk to them directly. Don’t just leave a note and run and hide. A few weeks ago, someone left a note under the windshield wiper of one of the staff member’s cars. They were upset with something they did. But instead of telling them to their face, this person left a note. Don’t be a bit chicken.
Husband says he did not say this. Anecdotal research, in the form of a Facebook poll, resulted in the consensus of “bit chicken” not recognized as a Southeast Texan phrase, or even as a phrase at all.
What do you think? Is bit chicken a real phrase? Or am I a bit delusional?