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also meany
as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the class thought the substitute teacher was a big meanie when she assigned homework over the holidays
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Recent Examples of meanie
Yes, Simon's father was a big meanie, but this seemed like a rather dramatic reaction on Simon's part.
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 May 2024
The Godzilla in this movie is no anti-hero or some benevolent planet protector but rather one big meanie tearing apart town, fleets and people.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
Unfortunately not about new forces and interactions in the dark sector, which would be great, but about the grave evil done by the profiteering meanies at Scientific American and their witting collaborators, Mark and Jonathan Feng.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2010
Fortunately, this year's onslaught of pink meanies seems to more minor than last year's... not that that makes their appearance any less alarming.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2023
This pandemic has been a real meanie.
—Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
Even the formidable Martindale, as an old-school meanie who commands respect from the Irish mob but has no true power of her own, is reduced to a caricature.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2019
That source is telling us that yes, Donald Trump is a big meanie, a jerk.
—Fox News, 8 Sep. 2018
The most recent example of social-media meanies feeling inexplicably compelled to leave negative comments about the media and makeup mogul's appearance involves zooming in on and criticizing her pinky toe.
—Marci Robin, Teen Vogue, 18 Apr. 2018
Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 May 2024
The Godzilla in this movie is no anti-hero or some benevolent planet protector but rather one big meanie tearing apart town, fleets and people.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
Unfortunately not about new forces and interactions in the dark sector, which would be great, but about the grave evil done by the profiteering meanies at Scientific American and their witting collaborators, Mark and Jonathan Feng.
—Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2010
Fortunately, this year's onslaught of pink meanies seems to more minor than last year's... not that that makes their appearance any less alarming.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2023
This pandemic has been a real meanie.
—Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
Even the formidable Martindale, as an old-school meanie who commands respect from the Irish mob but has no true power of her own, is reduced to a caricature.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2019
That source is telling us that yes, Donald Trump is a big meanie, a jerk.
—Fox News, 8 Sep. 2018
The most recent example of social-media meanies feeling inexplicably compelled to leave negative comments about the media and makeup mogul's appearance involves zooming in on and criticizing her pinky toe.
—Marci Robin, Teen Vogue, 18 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meanie
Noun
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This shortcoming extends to its assortment of villains who, despite including celebrity appearances like AEW wrestler Samoa Joe, fail to leave a memorable impression beyond being yet another obstacle on the way to the end credits.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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Ant-Man met a villain named Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania who battled multiple versions of himself from different timelines.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Distorted and exaggerated by Weegee’s hand—with grins set in a chilling rictus, or eyes and noses spread wide and pancaked—these idols became monsters.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Monster Train 2 looks to be building on the foundations of its predecessor, so players will once again board a train and defend it against incoming monster hordes on several vertical levels at the same time.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Giacomo Casanova, who lived from 1725 to 1798, was a lawyer, a writer, an adventurer, a gambler and a scoundrel who found himself on the wrong side of the law.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
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Now that movie’s writer-director, Leigh Whannell, has returned to bring another classic fiend into the 21st century, with Poor Things scoundrel Christopher Abbott as a family man who starts feeling a little hairy after a full-moon encounter at his childhood home.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The wretch was one E. W. Perera, a pivotal figure in the Ceylonese independence movement—and someone the narrator had celebrated growing up in Sri Lanka.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The wretch in question has cut down one of the speaker’s spruce trees without his permission.—
Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2023
Noun
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With their heavy bodies, the rascals had ridden down the oak trees to crop the luscious acorns from the tree tips.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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Till then, the always-in-hot-water antics of CIA attorney/reluctant spy Owen Hendricks (Centineo) keep us engaged and curious over how the troublemaking rascal is going to get out of another mess he’s made.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Meanie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meanie. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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