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- proper noun A fictional character in the children's story
Chicken Licken , ahen , in some versions the main character.
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Examples
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“Merry Christmas, Henny Penny,” says Justin, laughing, as the first exclamation rises over the thrum of the crowd.
MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010
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“Merry Christmas, Henny Penny,” says Justin, laughing, as the first exclamation rises over the thrum of the crowd.
MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010
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“Merry Christmas, Henny Penny,” says Justin, laughing, as the first exclamation rises over the thrum of the crowd.
MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010
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“Merry Christmas, Henny Penny,” says Justin, laughing, as the first exclamation rises over the thrum of the crowd.
MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010
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Nonetheless, with Scalia and Thomas and Alito and Roberts cemented on the most extreme right end of the dial, the prospect of a candidate who is not right from the Scalia and Thomas mold is considered by the GOP to be precisely what Mike — Henny Penny “the sky is falling” — Huckabee cried.
Sonia Sotomayor and Louie-Louie and a truly weighty issue. 2009
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BROWNE: We've become Henny Penny, the Dow is falling!
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The mindfully aware person should never ignore rumbles in the distance, but these rumbles must be assessed with the cool detachment mindfulness allows, not with the Henny Penny attitude of someone who thinks the sky is unmistakably falling.
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And it just was Henny Penny -- "The sky is falling."
Greg Mitchell: 6 years Ago: "Stuff Happens," Rumsfeld Said, Amid Chaos in Iraq 2009
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Seven weed plants and Henny Penny will make the sky fall in Illinois.
David Ormsby: Lang, Haine Give Medical Marijuana a Push, Wackos Rush in 2009
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From the sweet grass to the packing plant, our canine teeth help keep us on top of the food chain and that means lopping off the head of Henny Penny, slitting the throat of Bambi, knocking Shirly the sheep in the head and of course cutting the nuts off Billy the bull calf so he can make his little trip to McDonalds when he gets bigger and fatter.
Should a 10-year-old be permitted to go hunting? Ann Althouse 2008
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