Chicken Lickenn.

Brit.

/ˌtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˈlɪk(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˌtʃɪkən ˈlɪkən/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Chicken Licken.

Etymology: < Chicken Licken, the name of a character in the folk tale of Chicken Licken (also Chicken Little, of which Chicken Licken is perhaps a rhyming alteration), in which a chicken spreads alarm after mistakenly believing that the sky is falling and the world is coming to an end. Compare earlier Chicken Little n.The folk tale was first recorded in 1823 in Danish by J. M. Thiele (in this version the chicken is called Kylling Kluk). Compare the following:1840 J. G. Chandler Remarkable story Chicken Little 2 Chicken Little..ran under a rose-bush, and a leaf fell on her tail; so she was dreadfully frightened, and ran away to Hen Pen. ‘Oh, Hen Pen,’ said she, ‘the sky is falling!’1845 J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps Pop. Rhymes & Nursery Tales 29 As Chicken-licken went one day to the wood, an acorn fell upon her poor bald pate, and she thought the sky had fallen.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A person who panics easily, or spreads alarm amongst others; = Chicken Little n.With allusion to the alarmist chicken in the folk tale of Chicken Licken (also Chicken Little): see the etymology.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > alarm without cause > one who

alarmist1792

Chicken Little1844

Chicken Licken1922

1922 Herald of Gospel Liberty 2 Nov. 1051/3 Those who encourage nostrums and quacks are Goosey Pooseys and Chicken Lickens.

1973 M. J. Grayson & T. R. Shepard Disaster Lobby ii. 27 She added that ‘this imagined tragedy’ might someday become a reality for all Americans. That is all the Chicken Lickens of the Age of Unreason needed to set them off.

2004 F. Wheen How Mumbo-jumbo conquered World xi. 311 Those who..strive..to discredit the rationalism that makes..enlightenment possible—whether they be..radical post-modernists, New Age mystics, or latter-day Chicken Lickens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chicken licken
释义	Chicken Lickenn. Brit. /ˌtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˈlɪk(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˌtʃɪkən ˈlɪkən/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Chicken Licken. Etymology: < Chicken Licken, the name of a character in the folk tale of Chicken Licken (also Chicken Little, of which Chicken Licken is perhaps a rhyming alteration), in which a chicken spreads alarm after mistakenly believing that the sky is falling and the world is coming to an end. Compare earlier Chicken Little n.The folk tale was first recorded in 1823 in Danish by J. M. Thiele (in this version the chicken is called Kylling Kluk). Compare the following:1840 J. G. Chandler Remarkable story Chicken Little 2 Chicken Little..ran under a rose-bush, and a leaf fell on her tail; so she was dreadfully frightened, and ran away to Hen Pen. ‘Oh, Hen Pen,’ said she, ‘the sky is falling!’1845 J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps Pop. Rhymes & Nursery Tales 29 As Chicken-licken went one day to the wood, an acorn fell upon her poor bald pate, and she thought the sky had fallen. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A person who panics easily, or spreads alarm amongst others; = Chicken Little n.With allusion to the alarmist chicken in the folk tale of Chicken Licken (also Chicken Little): see the etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > alarm without cause > one who alarmist1792 Chicken Little1844 Chicken Licken1922 1922 Herald of Gospel Liberty 2 Nov. 1051/3 Those who encourage nostrums and quacks are Goosey Pooseys and Chicken Lickens. 1973 M. J. Grayson & T. R. Shepard Disaster Lobby ii. 27 She added that ‘this imagined tragedy’ might someday become a reality for all Americans. That is all the Chicken Lickens of the Age of Unreason needed to set them off. 2004 F. Wheen How Mumbo-jumbo conquered World xi. 311 Those who..strive..to discredit the rationalism that makes..enlightenment possible—whether they be..radical post-modernists, New Age mystics, or latter-day Chicken Lickens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1922
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