blue meanie
- noun
- Offensive
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gruñón
- Whenever someone suggests new ideas, the office blue meanie finds a reason to complain.
Examples
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He was labeled a blue meanie after criticizing everyone’s excitement about the holiday plans.
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Why is she acting like a blue meanie today?
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Don’t be a blue meanie; just relax and enjoy the evening with us.
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Don't be such a blue meanie!
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Don’t be a blue meanie; just relax and enjoy the evening with us.
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He was labeled a blue meanie after criticizing everyone’s excitement about the holiday plans.
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Whenever someone suggests new ideas, the office blue meanie finds a reason to complain.
Synonyms
13
4.9
A person who is unkind to other people, often said by children
10
5.3
A person who is often in a bad mood and complains
5
7.2
A person who is unkind and hurts other people's feelings
Antonyms
How Unpleasant
- Offensive
301
3.2
- Offensive
- Offensive
9
8.0
10
5.3
11
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a grumpy or unpleasant person' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'blue' (sad, negative mood) with 'meanie' (a mean person). This adjective+noun composition follows normal English patterns and is transparent to a B1 learner who knows both words, though the phrase is informal.
Etymology
The name blue meanie comes from a cartoon film where blue creatures called Blue Meanies try to stop music and the fun. Because those characters were angry and wanted to 'spoil the fun', calling someone a blue meanie means they are 'grumpy' or try to ruin a good mood.