Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negative nancy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: neg-a-tive -nan-cy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is considered excessively and disagreeably pessimistic.

Derogatory; Informal

noun

Alternative letter-case form of negative Nancy.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of negative Nancy.

Example Sentences

"2001, Sara Jane Sluke, Vanessa Torres, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dealing with Stress for Teens "Be wary of being a Negative Nancy.""
""You're being negative Nancy today,""
""Finally, if you tell a Negative Nancy about your secret plans, she might doubt that you'll get your heart's desire.""
"“Don’t worry about the basement Bobbys or negative Nancys,” read the sign held by Morgan Morrison, 28, the mother of a second grader who “lost her mask on the second day.”"
"Do you hate bad grammar? Do you hate it most of all when it’s used by some Negative Nancy in the comments section of your favorite Web site?"
"Various Negative Nancys spent Thursday puzzling over what ABC News was thinking by hiring someone outside the box, with little knowledge of domestic politics, to anchor "This Week.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

negative Nancies (plural) negative Nancys (plural)

Phrases

whining Willy

Frequently Paired Words

whining Willy

Synonyms

Debbie Downer negative Ned negative Nelly

Antonyms

positive Polly

Questions

What does negative nancy mean?: A person who is considered excessively and disagreeably pessimistic.

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