How to Pronounce "chicken scratch"
expression
ˈtʃɪkən/ /ˈskɹætʃ
CHIK-en SKRATCH
tʃˈɪkɪn/ /skɹˈætʃ
chi-KIN skr-ATCH
Definition
Writing that is very messy and hard to read, as if a chicken wrote it. Usually refers to bad handwriting.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtʃɪkən/ /ˈskɹætʃ
British English
tʃˈɪkɪn/ /skɹˈætʃ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
CHIK-en SKRATCH
UK
chi-KIN skr-ATCH
Listen in Context
I can't read your chicken scratch.
His notes look like chicken scratch.
Please write clearly, not in chicken scratch.
My doctor's handwriting is pure chicken scratch—I can't make out a single word.