negative Nancy

See also: Negative Nancy and negative nancy

English

Alternative forms

• Negative Nancy, negative nancy

Noun

negative Nancy (plural negative Nancies or negative Nancys)

1. (informal, derogatory, idiomatic) A person who is considered excessively and disagreeably pessimistic.

   Synonyms: Debbie Downer, negative Ned, negative Nelly

   Antonym: positive Polly

   • 2001, Sara Jane Sluke, Vanessa Torres, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dealing with Stress for Teens

     "Be wary of being a Negative Nancy."

   • 2002, Angela Winters, Dangerous Memories - Page 133

     "You're being negative Nancy today,"

   • 2008, B. Jain Publishers, Cosmic Love - Page 15

     "Finally, if you tell a Negative Nancy about your secret plans, she might doubt that you'll get your heart's desire."

   • 2020 August 12, Richard Fausset, “925 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 August 2020:

     “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.”

Translations

person who is considered excessively pessimistic

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 滿滿負能量的人 / 满满负能量的人 (mǎnmǎn fù néngliàng de rén)

• Finnish: neganiilo, negatiivinen niilo (rare)
• French: poupée qui fait non f, pisse-froid (fr) m or f
• Russian: нытик (ru) (nytik)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• whining Willy