meanie

«meanie» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who is unkind, selfish or not generous, said in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a meanie, meanies); also meany

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) A meanie is a person who is unkind, selfish or not generous, said in a childish or playful way. tree →

2) It is often used by young children or as a joke: «Don't be a meanie, share your sweets!» tree →

sense 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 →
• My brother is a big meanie; he ate all the cake. tree →
• You meanie, you hid my shoes! tree →
• The meanie in the story stole the toys. tree →
• Dad pretended to be a meanie and said no more biscuits. tree →
• She called me a meanie, then laughed. tree →
• Nobody likes a meanie. tree →
• Stop being a meanie and invite her to play. tree →

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»).

In the corpora

• "xiǎoqìguǐ" means meanie, someone stingy who won't share; it is unfair if their family has little money.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «meanie» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.