Colonel Sanders

English

Etymology

After Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Colonel Sanders

1. (slang) A KFC restaurant.
   • 1997 October 17, [e-mail] [Stich], “looking”, in pdx.singles‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 6 November 2025:

     > 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!

   • 2001 July 10, Bob Roman, “Chords for "At the Hop"???”, in rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1950s‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 6 November 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.

     An alteration of the lyrics to the song “K. C. [Kansas City] Loving”.

   • 2008 December 2, CLM in ND, “Guess how much my Remy VSOP cost at the Revolution Lounge in Mirage...”, in alt.vacation.las-vegas‎ (Usenet), archived from the original on 6 November 2025:

     Ma, you're at a steakhouse! You order steak at a steakhouse, end of story! When you go to Colonel Sanders, you order fried chicken; when you go to Dairy Queen, you order ice cream; when you go to A&W, you order a root beer, etc...

Derived terms

• chickens for Colonel Sanders