• observantTrapezium
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    257 months ago

    吃鸡 literally means “eat chicken” but it’s just an expression and here it refers to gaming. Like “eat crow” is an English idiom that makes no sense if translated literally to other languages.

    • @NorthWestWind
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      217 months ago

      “eat chicken” specifically refers to winning a battle royale. Not sure if it came from PUBG, but this term got really popular in the PUBG era.

      • @Andonno
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        97 months ago

        To be humiliated or humbled.

        Folk etymology: it comes from the poor having to catch and eat crows (which aparently taste disgusting) to prevent starving to death.