See negative Nancy on Wiktionary
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"text": "2001, Sara Jane Sluke, Vanessa Torres, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dealing with Stress for Teens\n\"Be wary of being a Negative Nancy.\""
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"ref": "2002, Angela Winters, Dangerous Memories - Page 133",
"text": "\"You're being negative Nancy today,\""
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"ref": "Date uncertain, B. Jain Publishers, Cosmic Love - Page 15",
"text": "\"Finally, if you tell a Negative Nancy about your secret plans, she might doubt that you'll get your heart's desire.\""
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"roman": "mǎnmǎn fù néngliàng de rén",
"sense": "person who is considered excessively pessimistic",
"word": "滿滿負能量的人 /满满负能量的人"
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