"begin with the chucky" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: begins with the chucky [present, singular, third-person], beginning with the chucky [participle, present], began with the chucky [past], begun with the chucky [participle, past]
Etymology: From a story in which a frugal mother recalls how she used to eat cheap foods such as porridge before becoming wealthy enough to afford chucky (“chicken”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|porridge}} porridge, {{l|en|chucky||chicken}} chucky (“chicken”) Head templates: {{en-verb|begin<,beginning,began,begun> with the chucky}} begin with the chucky (third-person singular simple present begins with the chucky, present participle beginning with the chucky, simple past began with the chucky, past participle begun with the chucky)
  1. (obsolete) To live beyond one's means. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-begin_with_the_chucky-en-verb-diCwXxil Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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