chicken little

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Noun chicken little has 1 sense

Chicken Little - a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn and believed that the sky was falling
--₁ is a kind of fictional character, fictitious character, character

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Chicken Little

Noun: A fictional character who is famous for his fear of the sky falling.

Sense 1: (popular) Someone who is excessively anxious or fearful, often over trivial matters.

Example sentence: Don't be such a chicken little! It's just a small bump on the road; there's no need to panic.

Sense 2: (local) A popular children's story in which a little chicken panics and spreads the false alarm of the sky falling.

Example sentence: My grandma used to read me the Chicken Little story before bedtime.

Adjective: Characteristic of or resembling the tale of Chicken Little.

Sense: (popular) Highly exaggerated or unfounded, often referring to the severity of an alarm or a rumor.

Example sentence: The media blowout over that minor celebrity scandal was completely chicken little.

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