different between vietnam vs chickenhawk

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chicken +? hawk. The political sense is derived from figurative meanings of "chicken" (coward) and "hawk" (militarist).

chickenhawk (plural chickenhawks)

(US politics, derogatory) A draft dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.
(archaic) Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.
(derogatory, gay slang) An older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.

“chickenhawk”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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