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# meanie

noun (a meanie, meanies); also meany

«meanie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) A meanie is a person who is unkind, selfish or not generous, said in a childish or playful way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#m1)
2. It is often used by young children or as a joke: «Don't be a meanie, share your sweets!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#m2)

### In the lessons

In playground talk, picture books and family jokes. It is gentle and not a serious insult. Phrases: «don't be a meanie», «big meanie», «you meanie!»

### Examples

- Don't be a meanie, let me have a turn! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#x1)
- My brother is a big meanie; he ate all the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#x2)
- You meanie, you hid my shoes! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#x3)
- The meanie in the story stole the toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#x4)
- Dad pretended to be a meanie and said no more biscuits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#x5)
- She called me a meanie, then laughed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#x6)
- Nobody likes a meanie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#x7)
- Stop being a meanie and invite her to play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/#x8)

### Note

Informal and childish; not for formal writing. Plural meanies. Sometimes spelled «meany». It comes from «mean», which here means unkind (not the maths «mean»).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «meanie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meanie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«meanie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meanie.html) on Mova free.