A chickenhawk or chicken hawk is slang used in American and British gay culture to denote older males who prefer younger males for partners, who may less often be called "chickens", [1] i.e., the prey of the chickenhawk. [2] Other variations include chicken queen[3] and chicken plucker. [2] It is sometimes used as a disparaging vulgarity within the LGBTQ community, or seen as a slur against.