Chicken legs

n.

Heard in Mayo and Dublin

A person with notably thin legs.

In use

Would yu feek dat feen man over der man man man...?" "Nooooo waiiiiiiiiii man feen bud... loook at de legs n de feeeeeeeenn..." "Haaaaahahhaaaahaha...CHICKEN LEGS!" "No meat n dem legs horshe...

Posh English

Would you care to make the acquaintance of that rather handsome fellow over there, old chap? Goodness, no, my dear friend, handsome indeed, but do observe his legs and how handsome he fancies himself! Ha ha ha, what spindly limbs, like those of a chicken! There is not an ounce of meat upon those legs, my good man.

Same phrase, other counties