chicken bus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Noun[edit]

chicken bus (plural chicken buses)

  1. a bus in Central America

Usage notes[edit]

The term chicken bus is not used by locals, and some consider it offensive.