mad as a wet hen
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Meaning · English
Very angry; furious.
Register: colloquial
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
My stars! He was mad; mad as a wet hen. He was so mad he looked, as big as he was, to be actually swelled.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “mad as a wet hen” mean?
Very angry; furious.
Is “mad as a wet hen” formal or informal?
mad as a wet hen is generally colloquial.