Chicken Little
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noun
a person who constantly warns that a calamity is imminent; a vociferous pessimist: The Chicken Littles are warning that the stock market will collapse.
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Origin of Chicken Little
From a character in nursery tales (also known as Henny Penny, Chicken-Diddle, or Chicken-Licken) who, when struck on the head by an object from above, panics and believes that the sky is falling
Words nearby Chicken Little
chicken-fry, chicken hawk, chicken-hearted, chicken Kiev, chicken ladder, Chicken Little, chicken-livered, chicken lobster, chicken louse, chicken mushroom, chicken out
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