Etymology Genericized trademark from the German company name, Adidas. The sense is most likely due to the association made with chicken feet and Adidas shoes. Compare Cebuano adidas and Tagalog adidas.
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Philippines, Informal chicken feet, skewered and grilled, sold as street food
Andrej Rossi. Adidas : Grilled chicken feet skewers , marinated and cooked to perfection . Tapsilog : A budget - friendly meal consisting of tapa ( marinated beef ) , sinangag ( garlic fried rice ) , and itlog ( fried egg ) . Balut : A[…]2023 November 20, Andrej Rossi, Philippines Travel Guide, via tolino media, →ISBN:
... Adidas barbecue (chicken feet), roasted peanuts, boiled or roasted corn on the cob, balut (boiled duck egg), sago gulaman (tapioca pearls), fish balls, and fresh fruit and vegetables. A risk associated with street foods is the[…]2021 February 15, Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, Urban Environments and Health in the Philippines: A Retrospective on Women Street Vendors and their Spaces, Routledge, →ISBN:
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... given special or funny names in the 1980s, like Betamax (chicken-blood cake), Walkman (grilled pork ears), Adidas (chicken feet), and pope's nose (chicken butts). PRITONG DILIS Fried Anchovies with Spicy Rémoulade THIS DISH IS.2018 November 13, Nicole Ponseca, Miguel Trinidad, I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
... Adidas) 1. [n.] chicken feet barbecue; the chicken feet are washed clean with toe nails cut off, parboiled, then marinated in barbecue marinade, skewered in bamboo barbecue stick, and then grilled on charcoal embers. 2. [n.] chicken[…]2017 November 15, Edgie Polistico, Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary, Anvil Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:
... adidas for grilled chicken feet, and walkman for barbecued pig ears. The word “trapo” is used to describe ... Philippines and became a standing joke. While most Filipinos would criticize her grammar, this writer would think that this is[…]2016 April 13, Patricia Haseltine, Sheng-mei Ma, Doing English in Asia: Global Literature and Culture, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 44:
309 Recipes, 60 Countries Steven Raichlen. PLANET BARBECUE. The. Philippines: Asian. Grill. Secrets. Revealed. I often say ... Adidas” (grilled chicken feet) and “Walkman” (grilled pig ears). (For a full guide to Filipino street food, see[…]2015 December 22, Steven Raichlen, Planet Barbecue!: 309 Recipes, 60 Countries, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
Adidas
noun
/ˈædiˌdæs/ · /əˈdidəs/
Etymology From the German company name Adidas, after its founder, Adolf “Adi” Dassler.
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A clothing product made by Adidas, especially a pair of shoes.
My Adidas and me close as can be / We make a mean team, my Adidas and me / We get around together, we're down forever1986, “My Adidas”, in Raising Hell, performed by Run-DMC:
[…]I walked through the door and Jeremy had hung himself from the rafters. A stepladder was kicked over and his Adidas dangled right above my eye level.1986, Chris Crutcher, Stotan!, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 98:
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[…]nobody expects you to wear a headscarf or a Tuareg blue Turban in town – and these days, even Tuaregs wear Adidas.2007, Anthony Ham, Alison Bing, Morocco, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 45: