play chicken (English, verb)
expansion: play chicken (third-person singular simple present plays chicken, present participle playing chicken, simple past and past participle played chicken)
Senses:
glosses: As a risky test of courage, to drive two vehicles directly toward one another in order to see which driver will swerve away first.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To engage in a mutual challenge or threat, expecting the opponent to withdraw before an actual conflict or collision.
tags: informal
slang
Forms:
form: plays chicken
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing chicken
tags: participle
present
form: played chicken
tags: participle
past
form: played chicken
tags: past