Dictionary

negative Nancy en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (derogatory, idiomatic, informal) A person who is considered excessively and disagreeably pessimistic.
   • 2001, Sara Jane Sluke, Vanessa Torres, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dealing with Stress for Teens "Be wary of being a Negative Nancy."
   • "Finally, if you tell a Negative Nancy about your secret plans, she might doubt that you'll get your heart's desire." 2008, B. Jain Publishers, Cosmic Love - Page 15
   • "You're being negative Nancy today," 2002, Angela Winters, Dangerous Memories - Page 133
   • “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.” 2020 August 12, Richard Fausset, “925 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2020:

Forms

Antonyms

positive Polly

Relateds

whining Willy

Synonyms

negative Nelly · Debbie Downer · negative Ned

Translations (6)

fr poupée qui fait non (person who is considered excessively pessimistic) · fi neganiilo (person who is considered excessively pessimistic) · fi negatiivinen niilo (person who is considered excessively pessimistic) · cmn 滿滿負能量的人 /满满负能量的人 (person who is considered excessively pessimistic) · fr pisse-froid (person who is considered excessively pessimistic) · ru нытик (person who is considered excessively pessimistic)