Chicken Little


noun
  1. a person who constantly warns that a calamity is imminent; a vociferous pessimist: The Chicken Littles are warning that the stock market will collapse.

Origin of Chicken Little

1
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

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How to use Chicken Little in a sentence

  • Indeed, for many late boomers and X and Y-ers, recent American history has been a series of Chicken Little false alarms.

    Why Madison Avenue Is Over | Eric Dezenhall | October 8, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Remember to keep your dress clean, Chicken Little, you have to wear it again tomorrow afternoon.

    Chicken Little Jane | Lily Munsell Ritchie
  • Chicken Little shoved both doll and doll clothes unceremoniously into the fence corner and was after Katy in a flash.

    Chicken Little Jane | Lily Munsell Ritchie
  • Chicken Little promptly mounted the top of their fence by the aid of a convenient wood pile.

    Chicken Little Jane | Lily Munsell Ritchie
  • Chicken Little was seated on the end of the kitchen table swinging her legs and watching Alice make pies.

    Chicken Little Jane | Lily Munsell Ritchie
  • The result of this conference sent Chicken Little scurrying in to her mother.

    Chicken Little Jane | Lily Munsell Ritchie