meanie

noun

mean·​ie ˈmē-nē How to pronounce meanie (audio)
variants or less commonly meany
plural meanies
Synonyms of meanienext
: a mean person

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Examples of meanie in a Sentence

the class thought the substitute teacher was a big meanie when she assigned homework over the holidays
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Why was Bail such a meanie to Cassian in their first meeting together? — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 May 2025 Once cooler weather pushes in, experts predict that both the moon jellies and pink meanies are likely to disappear from Texas beaches. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Hall, Nash, and Hogan—now wearing black and cultivating vicious dark stubble around his platinum mustache—were stylish meanies. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025 I'mPhaedra Trethan, applauding this Missouri TV anchor for mocking the meanies who tried to mock her. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meanie

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of meanie was in 1902

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“Meanie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meanie. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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