Chicken Little
noun
Definition of Chicken Little
: one who warns of or predicts calamity especially without justification
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Examples of chicken little in a Sentence
some called him Chicken Little, but the climatologist had the data to back up his warning on global warming
Origin and Etymology of chicken little
from the fable in which a chick attempts to warn other barnyard animals that the sky is falling after she is struck on the head by a chance falling object
First Known Use: 1895
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