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Meaning of chicken pill | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A pill containing hormones to fatten poultry, sometimes taken by women in the hope of developing attractive curves.

Jamaica, slang

Examples

“Some go so far as to take hormones ("the chicken pill") to develop big bottoms and breasts.”
“Chicken pills are used to fatten poultry and sold in animal feed stores for two US dollars a dozen. They contain hormones which can lead to breast cancer. Tanesha says there's been a shortage lately. The chicken pills were sold out all over Kingston, and the stores started to require proof that the buyers actually have a chicken farm […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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