Chicken Littlen.

Brit.

/ˌtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˈlɪtl/, U.S.

/ˌtʃɪkən ˈlɪd(ə)l/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

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

Etymology: < Chicken Little, the name of a character in the folk tale of Chicken Little (also Chicken Licken): see Chicken Licken n., and compare the slightly earlier use as name of the character in quot. 1840 in the etymology at that entry.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A person who panics easily, or spreads alarm amongst others. Also as a modifier. Cf. Chicken Licken n.With allusion to the alarmist chicken in the folk tale of 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

1844 Ladies' National Mag. (Philadelphia) Jan. 24/1 My friends..call me Chicken Little, and I really deserved the name this afternoon, when..I insisted upon waiting in the vehicle until the horse was untackled, because I was afraid he would move if I jumped out.

1924 Sioux City (Iowa) Jrnl. 6 Feb. 6/1 A business loses trade because of its Chicken Littles. A reputation is torn to shreds because Chicken Littles peck and scratch in moments of foolishness and falsehood.

2019 Advertiser (Australia) (Nexis) 15 Mar. 30 Voters rejected the Chicken Little claims of an imminent recession under Labor.

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

单词	chicken little
释义	Chicken Littlen. Brit. /ˌtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˈlɪtl/, U.S. /ˌtʃɪkən ˈlɪd(ə)l/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Chicken Little. Etymology: < Chicken Little, the name of a character in the folk tale of Chicken Little (also Chicken Licken): see Chicken Licken n., and compare the slightly earlier use as name of the character in quot. 1840 in the etymology at that entry. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). A person who panics easily, or spreads alarm amongst others. Also as a modifier. Cf. Chicken Licken n.With allusion to the alarmist chicken in the folk tale of 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 1844 Ladies' National Mag. (Philadelphia) Jan. 24/1 My friends..call me Chicken Little, and I really deserved the name this afternoon, when..I insisted upon waiting in the vehicle until the horse was untackled, because I was afraid he would move if I jumped out. 1924 Sioux City (Iowa) Jrnl. 6 Feb. 6/1 A business loses trade because of its Chicken Littles. A reputation is torn to shreds because Chicken Littles peck and scratch in moments of foolishness and falsehood. 2019 Advertiser (Australia) (Nexis) 15 Mar. 30 Voters rejected the Chicken Little claims of an imminent recession under Labor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844
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