chicken of the sea (English)
Where does "chicken of the sea" come from?
The term 'chicken of the sea' originated from a mid-20th-century advertising jingle for StarKist brand canned tuna[1]. Since its introduction in commercials, the phrase has been adopted popularly at large to refer to any tuna[1].
Descendants and derived words
- chickpea of the sea (English)
Sources
Updated October 2026
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