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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
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Also tossed in are picturesque but gratuitous use of famous tourist landmarks as background, near-superheroic training montages, credible intimate character dynamics, a ruthless villain (Johan Heldenbergh as Vanaken) and action that in the home stretch goes absurdly over-the-top.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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And though Young and (especially) the perpetrators of the massacre are clearly the villains of the piece, their past history at least partly explains their choices.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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This year there’s a new monster in the form of Atakhan, who does look quite cool, some changes to the early game objectives and some new boot upgrades, but that’s pretty much it.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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The major averages fizzled at the finish line last year, following a monster performance.Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 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
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That this once-relevant scoundrel's fall from something like grace uplifts so many is a testament to the joy to be found in seeing a cocky operator get his overdue comeuppance.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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Had this poor wretch been well supplied with friends and money the result, as in numerous other instances, might have been different.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
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Orange cats have earned an online reputation for being chaotic, energetic rascals.Gayoung Lee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Eventually, Sergei — now going by Kraven — begins knocking off a growing list of poachers, corporate rascals and international kingpins.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Meanie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meanie. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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