meany
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈmiːni/
- Offensive
- She called him a meany for refusing to share his toys with the other kids.
Examples
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Those guys in there can be real meanies.
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You know what meanies don't get?
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I was beginning to think the Real World was full of meanies.
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Wouldn't the old meanies wait for you?
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"I refuse to care about important issues if you're going to be meanies."
Blog text (14) -
The witches are back ♪ ♪ Stone cold meanies as a matter of fact ♪
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Heartless meanies.
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The cuddle hormone had turned the rodents into meanies.
Blog text (13) -
The children were upset because the mean teacher was being a real meany today.
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My friend can be quite a meany when she doesn't get her way.
Synonyms
29
9.9
A very rude person who treats others badly
19
4.9
A person who is unkind to other people, often said by children
15
2.0
Mean or offensive things that people say to hurt others
9
9.9
A childish word for a person who is unkind to others
2
9.9
A person who ruins other people's fun by complaining
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8.4
A person who is annoying or rude
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4.5
An unpleasant person who is hard to get along with
Antonyms
How Mean
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Meany comes from the adjective mean ('unkind') with the ending -y, which turns it into a name for a person. So a meany is a simple, often childish way to call someone who is unkind.