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wild as a wet hen

wild as a wet hen adjective: synonym of mad as a wet hen (“very angry”).

Adjective

wild as a wet hen (not comparable)

  1. (US, colloquial, simile) Synonym of mad as a wet hen (“very angry”).

Synonyms of wild as a wet hen

Questions about wild as a wet hen

What does wild as a wet hen mean?
Wild as a wet hen means synonym of mad as a wet hen (“very angry”).
What part of speech is wild as a wet hen?
Wild as a wet hen is an adjective.

Words near wild as a wet hen in the dictionary

  1. wild and woolly
  2. wild and wooly
  3. wild animal
  4. wild animals
  5. wild as a Tuckernuck steer
  6. wild as a wet hen
  7. wild asparagus
  8. wild asparaguses
  9. wild ass
  10. wild asses
  11. wild bachelor's button

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