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ˈmi
ni
/
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mee
-nee
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noun
Informal
.
meany.
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meanie
or
meany
(ˈmiːnɪ)
—
n
,
pl
meanies
1.
chiefly
(
Brit
) a miserly or stingy person
2.
chiefly
(
US
) a nasty ill-tempered person
meany
or
meany
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
meanie
also meany, "cruel person," 1927, from
mean
(adj.) +
-y
(3).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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