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meany

 [mee-nee]  

mean·y

   [mee-nee]
noun, plural mean·ies. Informal.
a small-minded, petty, or malicious person: The children said their teacher was a real meany.
Also, meanie.

Origin:
1925–30; mean2 + -y2

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Mean·y

   [mee-nee]
noun
George, 1894–1980, U.S. labor leader: 3rd president of the AFL 1952–55; 1st president of the AFL-CIO 1955–79.
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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

meany (ˈmiːnɪ)
 
—n
informal a variant spelling of meanie

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meany definition


and meanie
  1. n.
    a mean or grouchy person. : Come on! Don't be such a meany.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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