Ghetto Chickens
n.pl.— «The Ravens look very little like the team that went 13-3 last season to win the AFC North, yet they act like every stop is a goal-line stand. No wonder people in this area refer to them as “The Ghetto Chickens,” a term that has been around since even before the first struts of this season.» —“Time for Ravens to stop celebrating” by Tim Pratt Evening Sun (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) Nov. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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