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meanie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mean·ie, meany /ˈmiːni/ noun [countable] spoken  UNKINDan unkind person used especially by children 小气鬼,刻薄鬼 〔尤为儿语〕 Don’t be such a meanie! 别这么刻薄!
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meanieYou meany!Their fathers allow them to watch it because fathers want to be pals, not meanies.
mean·ie nounChineseSyllable
especially an by used children Corpus person unkind


meanie
meanie , meany /ˈmiːni/ noun [countable] spoken
an unkind person used especially by children:
    Don’t be such a meanie!


meanie (also meany) BrE /ˈmiːni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmiːni/ 🔊 noun (
plural
meanies
)
(informal)
used especially by children to describe an unkind person who will not give them what they want (儿童用语)小气鬼,刻薄鬼