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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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In Lynch’s festering neo-noir mystery from 1987, Hopper plays a chronic villain perpetually sipping from a tank of amyl nitrate and handing out hits as a way to manipulate his henchmen.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
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Quinn is such a mustache-twirling villain throughout that his interactions with Reacher feel overly cartoonish.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, has to battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount, who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Mar. 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 unfortunate wretch makes an exciting escape, killing her captor in the process.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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As Blake transforms into a swollen, oozing wretch who gnaws frantically on his own wounds, his family appears as glowing-eyed aliens, their words a jumble of indecipherable sounds.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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After their car is stolen, the group of rascals must resort to some hilarious hijinks to get past the finish line.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
12 Mar. 2025
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The black rascal was giving something what-for, and that prompted a gobble only 200 yards from me, followed by another and another.—
Larry Dablemont,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Meanie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meanie. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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