miserable as a wet hen
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Meaning · English
Thoroughly miserable or dejected.
Register: colloquial
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “miserable as a wet hen” mean?
Thoroughly miserable or dejected.
Is “miserable as a wet hen” formal or informal?
miserable as a wet hen is generally colloquial.