chick, v.

[Joel S. Berson]

I would only add that Lindsey Vonn is an
American, which might have made the "men in
Canada" even more chicked than would be
normal.  (The race she wants/wanted to enter is in Canada, I believe.)

Joel

At 10/26/2012 01:17 PM, Ben Zimmer wrote:
>"To be chicked" apparently means 'to be defeated by a woman in a
>competition traditionally dominated by men':
>
>---
>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/lindsey-vonn-faces-big-hurdles-if-she-wants-to-race-with-men/article4633279/
>An unprecedented challenge from the world’s top female skier to race
>against the men in Canada has prompted this country’s alpine elite to
>both laud her gumption and the potential publicity it brings, but at
>the same time cite an avalanche of reasons why Lindsey Vonn shouldn’t
>compete.
>...
>Perhaps underneath it all, the boys of the White Circus are a little
>bit scared of being “chicked.”
>“That’s a verb used in ski racing ­ chicked ­ to chick someone,”
>explained Canadian alpine racer Larisa Yurkiw.
>---
>
>Via:
>http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/some-guy-might-get-chicked-by-lindsey-vonn/
>
>--bgz
>
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>http://benzimmer.com/
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