That fatty bump at the end of a turkey or a chicken, known as the pope’s nose, is also called the south end of a northbound chicken. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Fatty End of Chicken”
Grant, we’ve talked before about the terms for that fatty bump at the end of a chicken or a turkey on a plate.
The Pope’s nose.
The Pope’s nose.
Sometimes it’s called the Parsons’ nose, sometimes the Bishop’s nose, and the French call it le solilesse. Only the silly person leaves it.
But I came across another one in the Dictionary of American Regional English that I hadn’t.
Scene, which is the south end of a northbound chicken.
Oh, yeah.
Or the north end of a southbound chicken.
Well, I’ve heard variants of that to talk about your rumpa urea, right?
Oh, yeah?
Yeah, the south end of a northbound donkey.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
Hadn’t heard that.
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My mom, who butchered thousands of chickens in her lifetime, called it the “piece that went over the fence last.”