Meaning of negative Nancy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who is considered excessively and disagreeably pessimistic.
   derogatory, informal
2. Alternative letter-case form of negative Nancy.
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Examples

“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."”

“Why should anyone have to pay out of their own pockets to take a vacation? Oh, the humanity. Sure, there are some Negative Nancies out there. Predictably, from the doomsayers over at Fox News. “That is what happens when government looks after you,” Neil Cavuto writes. “It looks after ‘all’ of you and ‘all’ you do. Your ‘stimulus’ and now your ‘suitcase.’”

“Sixty percent of today's workers do not expect to be paid a benefit -⁠- that's a benefit -⁠- from Social Security after they retire. Whoa there, Negative Nancies. The program is projected to pay out 100% of benefits until the mid-2030s. After that, the program isn't broken or busted. Instead it will be able to pay about 75% of inflation-adjusted benefits.”

““I was very excited to hear people talk to me about ‘[American] Idol’ a lot and say that this year kind of reinvigorated their interest,” he said. “It’s not the Negative Nancy thing anymore, you know: ‘It’s on the way out, it’s no good, I don’t like the judges.’ This season it seems like: ‘I like the judges, I like the contestants, nobody’s clamoring for airtime.’ I think there’s a unilateral focus on the show and really trying to create a star in this business.””

“All this said, there is a big bright spot for every Negative Nancy out there: by simply changing your perspective, you may just improve your health.”

“[Julia] Bosson, who works with patients on mindful parenting, and is helping her office, Union Square Practice, launch a reproductive mental health wing, has a few tangible, take-home ideas to combat those ugly Negative Nancies in your head and accept that your less-than-perfect parenting is just fine.”

“Dylan Woon thinks people who are "full of negativity" are the most boring. He breaks down the Negative Nancies into three categories: Victim mentality: "I'm trapped! [Why] am I so unlucky? Why me? Why?"”

“When I hear that something is the worst ever, I reflexively want to test the source’s credibility. One way to distinguish the Negative Nancies from the more objective observers is to ask them when said thing was the best ever.”

“If you’re not thinking big anymore, you might be just a defeatist. Or a Negative Nancy.”

“Ms [Stephanie] Becker posted a message on Facebook saying: 'I chew gum louder than you talk. But don’t ask me to quiet down. I am NO negative nancy. I roll with the punches.'”

“You're being a negative nancy if you think it's a dark moment or a mar on Survivor history. It certainly started in a dark place, but the conduct of my tribe mates and the masterful conducting of Jeff Probst definitely made it into something great.”

“However, a number of people defended the TV groom's portrayal on the Channel Nine show, encouraging him to ignore the negativity. 'Listen to these negative nancies. Don't sweat it...It's either meant to be or not meant to be!! End of story!'”

“They’ve been called “prostitutes” for their outfit choices, to which Little Mix have replied, somewhat adorably, “We don't care for negative nancies”.”

“Despite the backlash, some Kardashian fans pushed back against the negativity. 'Why are there so many negative nancys in these comments? It's wonderful that DJs is stocking new and different brands,' wrote one.”

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