Meanie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmiːni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Meanie is a noun meaning (informal, chiefly childish) A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.
Meaning
(informal, chiefly childish) A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.
More Meanings
- (informal) A villain.
Example Sentences
That meanie wouldn't even lend me the bus fare.
Teacher kept me in after school again. What a meanie!
If you like your wrestling rough, we've had besides such old and revered roughies as Lisowski, Schmidt, Herman, etc., some great new meanies.
The indigent health-care bill died in the waning moments of the session, killed by Republican Representative Bill Ceverha of Dallas, a notorious meanie.
Word Forms
- meanies
- meany
Synonyms for meanie
Depending on context, synonyms include baddie, meany.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meany, bully, ogre, mite, meanling, cheapie.
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