Wet Hen

"Typical British slang. A 'wet hen' is bedraggled, sad and useless. Probably not as useless as a big girl's blouse, though, and better off than a lame duck." - Terry Pratchet

A wuss or a weakling.

Oh, don't be such a wet hen!

by Mego_Land February 12, 2017

mad as a wet hen

In the old south, after a hen laid her eggs she would want to sit on them until they hatch. Even if you gathered up all her eggs, she would still sit on the empty nest. So in order to “break her” and get her to lay more eggs, the farmer would lift her off the nest and dunk her in water. She’d then go right back to her nest, so this had to be done two or three times, after which she’d be mad as hell and start “fussing and scrambling about” Apparently this “broke her” and she’d start laying eggs again.

her husband came home late and drunk again, and she was mad as a wet hen!

by mysticaldeath January 4, 2012

wetter than a wet hen

The action of sweating profusely to the point where you’re dripping more than a wet hen

She was wetter than a wet hen, till the cows come home.

by CheVelle 50 December 13, 2021

Madder than a wet hen

Used in common phrases by rednecks/ white trash. It means to be madder than a wet hen, and when a hen gets wet; it gets really mad. The term cannot be said the way it looks though. You have to break it up all redneck like. Such as the example.

Jim: Whats up buddy?

You: Man, im madderd n a wet hen! (madder than a wet hen)

by Redneck Guy June 14, 2010