chickenshit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
chickenshit
    n 1: a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity
         or fear
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chickenshit \chickenshit\ n.
   a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or
   fear. [slang]
   [WordNet 1.5]
    

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