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Colonel Sanders

Colonel Sanders proper noun: a KFC restaurant.

Proper noun

Colonel Sanders

  1. (slang) A KFC restaurant.
    • > looking for a female who likes to have a good time, around 20-24. […] no fat chicks
      Fat chicks grow into big, fat chickens that go to Colonel Sanders and then they make into tasty giblets which skinny women like to have a good time with!1997 October 17, tstich@tcmail.frco.com [Stich], “looking”, in pdx.singles (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025
    • >Oh yeah? What about those other famous "chicken" records?
      >
      >"KFC Lovin'" by Little Willie Littlefield?
      "I'm going to Colonel Sanders, Colonel Sanders here I come
      I'm going to Colonel Sanders, Colonel Sanders here I come
      They got extra crispy chicken there
      And I'm gonna get me some.2001 July 10, Bob Roman, “Chords for "At the Hop"???”, in rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Nov 2025

Origin of Colonel Sanders

After Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken

Words formed from Colonel Sanders

Questions about Colonel Sanders

What does Colonel Sanders mean?
Colonel Sanders means a KFC restaurant.
What part of speech is Colonel Sanders?
Colonel Sanders is a proper noun.

Words near Colonel Sanders in the dictionary

  1. Colonel Blimp
  2. Colonel Blimps
  3. colonel commandant
  4. colonel general
  5. colonel generals
  6. Colonel Sanders
  7. colonel-commandant
  8. colonel-general
  9. colonel-generals
  10. colonel-in-chief
  11. colonelcies

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