Region: General | Usage example: She is no spring chicken, but she can still beat rookies at the track.

No spring chicken

Meaning

Not young or no longer as fresh as before.

Used jokingly about age or experience.

Origin notes can vary by region and source; this page gives the commonly reported explanation and usage context.

Poultry sellers noted older chickens were not as desirable as spring birds.

Used since the nineteenth century in British and American English.