debt\ ceiling\ chicken

debt\ ceiling\ chicken
1. (debt ceiling chicken) (7460↑, 1519↓)
A game where everyone in Congress refuses to agree on a deal to raise the debt ceiling until the last possible minute. It's like regular chicken, but instead of driving cars at each other, politicians are using the economy.

John Boehner: I don't give a shit if our country turns into Mad Max 2. I'm going to win this game of debt ceiling chicken. Barack Obama: Challenge accepted\!

Last updated: 2012.02.29

Urban English dictionary. 2013.

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