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pavement-chicken

noun /payv-ment-chik-in/

Definition

The silent battle of wills between pedestrians walking towards each other, resulting in a terrifying last-second sidestep.

In use

“We played pavement-chicken and ended up bumping shoulders.”
Published 3 August 2026

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