How to Use meanie in a Sentence

meanie

noun
  • The pink meanie is a relatively new discovery in Gulf waters.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Gulf is currently experiencing a bloom of moon jellyfish, which are the pink meanie’s favorite food.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 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
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, applauding this Missouri TV anchor for mocking the meanies who tried to mock her.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The Drymonema larsoni, commonly known as pink meanies, were first observed in the Gulf Coast in 2000.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The meanie store manager (played, with cartoony hard-ass villainy, by Peter Dinklage) refuses to make a donation, so Manchester gathers a bagful of (stolen) toys and brings them over to the church himself.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • From the beaches of South Padre Island all the way to Panama City, Florida, pink meanies have become a more frequent sight in recent years thanks to climate change, as populations of moon jellyfish increase rapidly in warmer temperatures.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025

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