noun
Meaning 1
a bus in Central America
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
chicken bus
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History
Etymology
The word chicken may refer to the fact that the buses are often crammed with passengers not unlike a truck load of chickens, or to the fact that Central Americans occasionally transport live animals on such buses.