Definition of Chicken Little in English:

Chicken Little

noun

North American

An alarmist or person who panics easily.
as modifier Chicken Little travel agents say the place is dangerous
Example sentencesExamples
- Even if they miss your head, a 2-foot pine cone dropping nearby can give you a Chicken Little moment.
- These are pathetic reasons for our representatives in Congress to be in a Chicken Little mode.
- He views these as the squawks of a Chicken Little inciting panic and skepticism.
- And that's important to know as well, so that we're not in a Chicken Little type situation.
- Few people blink these days when some Chicken Little somewhere announces that the virtual sky is falling.

Origin

1990s: from the name of a character in a nursery story who repeatedly warns that the sky is falling down.

Definition of Chicken Little in US English:

Chicken Little

noun

North American

An alarmist or person who panics easily.
as modifier Chicken Little travel agents say the place is dangerous
Example sentencesExamples
- Even if they miss your head, a 2-foot pine cone dropping nearby can give you a Chicken Little moment.
- He views these as the squawks of a Chicken Little inciting panic and skepticism.
- And that's important to know as well, so that we're not in a Chicken Little type situation.
- These are pathetic reasons for our representatives in Congress to be in a Chicken Little mode.
- Few people blink these days when some Chicken Little somewhere announces that the virtual sky is falling.

Origin

1920s: from the name of a character in a nursery story who repeatedly warns that the sky is falling down.

单词	Chicken Little
释义	Definition of Chicken Little in English: Chicken Little noun North American An alarmist or person who panics easily. as modifier Chicken Little travel agents say the place is dangerous Example sentencesExamples Even if they miss your head, a 2-foot pine cone dropping nearby can give you a Chicken Little moment. These are pathetic reasons for our representatives in Congress to be in a Chicken Little mode. He views these as the squawks of a Chicken Little inciting panic and skepticism. And that's important to know as well, so that we're not in a Chicken Little type situation. Few people blink these days when some Chicken Little somewhere announces that the virtual sky is falling. Origin 1990s: from the name of a character in a nursery story who repeatedly warns that the sky is falling down. Definition of Chicken Little in US English: Chicken Little noun North American An alarmist or person who panics easily. as modifier Chicken Little travel agents say the place is dangerous Example sentencesExamples Even if they miss your head, a 2-foot pine cone dropping nearby can give you a Chicken Little moment. He views these as the squawks of a Chicken Little inciting panic and skepticism. And that's important to know as well, so that we're not in a Chicken Little type situation. These are pathetic reasons for our representatives in Congress to be in a Chicken Little mode. Few people blink these days when some Chicken Little somewhere announces that the virtual sky is falling. Origin 1920s: from the name of a character in a nursery story who repeatedly warns that the sky is falling down.
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