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chicken skin

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chicken skin¹

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Calque of Chinese 雞皮 /鸡皮 (jīpí).

noun

  1. Hawaii, uncountable goose bumps, sensation of raised skin caused by excitement etc.

chicken skin²

noun

  1. informal, uncountable Skin afflicted with keratosis pilaris.

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"chicken skin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chicken%20skin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chicken skin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chicken%20skin

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"chicken skin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chicken%20skin.

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@misc{chicken_skin_2026,
  title = {chicken skin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chicken%20skin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}