Henny Penny
Henny Penny noun: one who panics at the slightest provocation.
Noun
Henny Penny (plural Henny Pennies)
- One who panics at the slightest provocation.
- The Henny Pennies who forecast doom and disaster thus have been proved hysterics who could use some est or encounter sessions to calm their anxieties.1984, Carol Chambers Collins, Our Food, Air and Water: How Safe Are They?, Facts on File, published 1984, →ISBN, page 27
- I know that in some quarters I am regarded as a kind of wet blanket, a Henny Penny predicting doom and gloom.2001, Seymour B. Sarason, American Psychology & Schools: A Critique, Teachers College Press, published 2001, →ISBN, page 130
- Synonyms:
- Chicken Little
Synonyms of Henny Penny
Forms of Henny Penny
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Questions about Henny Penny
- What does Henny Penny mean?
- Henny Penny means one who panics at the slightest provocation.
- What part of speech is Henny Penny?
- Henny Penny is a noun.
- What is the plural of Henny Penny?
- The plural of Henny Penny is Henny Pennies.
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