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mean·ie

 (mē′nē)
n. Informal
A mean or petty-minded person.
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meanie

(ˈmiːnɪ) or

meany

n, pl meanies
1. chiefly Brit a miserly or stingy person
2. chiefly US a nasty ill-tempered person
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.meanie - a person of mean dispositionmeanie - a person of mean disposition  
unkind person, meany
oppressor - a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
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Translations
إنْسان حَقير، خَسيس، أناني
hamounlakomec
egoist
kicsinyes ember
vydriduchžgrloš
ahlâksız kimse

meanie

[ˈmiːnɪ] N he's an old meanie → es un tío agarrado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

meanie

n (esp Brit inf: = miserly person) → Geizhals or -kragen m; (= nasty person) → Miststück nt (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mean1

(miːn) adjective
1. not generous (with money etc). He's very mean (with his money / over pay).
2. likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance. It is mean to tell lies.
3. (especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel. a mean mood.
4. (of a house etc) of poor quality; humble. a mean dwelling.
ˈmeanly adverb
ˈmeanness noun
meanie noun
(also meany) (slang) a mean, bad and selfish person.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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