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bin chicken
An irreverent nickname for the Australian white ibis, especially an urban scavenging bird.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “Bin chicken” means an irreverent nickname for the Australian white ibis, especially an urban scavenging bird.
Where it came from
ABC documents bin chicken as a national urban nickname that entered Australian English and popular culture.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established