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meenie

meenie

8 9.9
A childish word for a person who is unkind to others
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːni/
  • Baby Talk
: malo
  • Eenie, meenie, minie, moe!
  • eenie, meenie
  • meenie, miney
  • meenie, miney, mo

Examples

Synonyms

bully
vsmeenie
  • Offensive
301 3.2

A person who scares or hurts people who are weaker

is a playful childish label, less forceful than intimidation or harm
meanie
vsmeenie
  • Offensive
13 4.9

A person who is unkind to other people, often said by children

is the playful childish label for the same unkind person
meany
vsmeenie
  • Offensive
5 7.2

A person who is unkind and hurts other people's feelings

is the playful childish term rather than a neutral description
taunter
vsmeenie
  • Offensive
1 8.4

A person who teases or makes fun of others to upset them

is a playful label for an unkind person, not someone who actively teases

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Being pleasant and enjoyable to experience

534 1.0

Being helpful and caring toward other people

Surface Forms

meenie singular
meenies plural

Morphology

meenie = mean (transparent) = mean + ie

Formed from the adjective 'mean' plus the diminutive/pejorative suffix '-ie', so the noun meaning 'a person who is mean' is directly predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Meenie is just the word mean with the small, childlike ending -ie, like in doggie or birdie. So a meenie is a 'little mean one', a childish name for someone who is unkind.