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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; mean 2 + -y 2

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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Mea·ny   (mē'nē)   
American labor leader who exerted great political influence as the first president of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (1955-1979).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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meany

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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