meanie
/ˈmiːni/noun
उच्चारण मीनी
कंजूस, बुरा या चिढ़ाने वाला (बच्चों की भाषा में)
Basic word
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[C] informal
a word used especially by children to describe a person who is unkind or not generous
कंजूस, बुरा या चिढ़ाने वाला (बच्चों की भाषा में)
- Don't be such a meanie, let me play too!
- My little cousin called me a meanie when I refused to share my chocolate.
- Don't be a meanie, Arjun, give your sister a turn on the swing.
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- The children decided that the meanie in the story was just lonely.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a meanie / a meany (informal noun)
A meanie is an informal and child-like word for a person who is unkind or not generous. The plural is meanies.
Meanie अनौपचारिक और बच्चों जैसा शब्द है, जो अनुदार या कठोर व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है। इसका plural meanies है।
- Don't be such a meanie; share your sweets!
- The little girl called her brother a meanie.
call sb a meanie / you meanie
Meanie is used as an insult among children and friends, and also playfully among adults. It is not for formal writing.
Meanie बच्चों और दोस्तों में उलाहने के रूप में और वयस्कों में मज़ाक में प्रयुक्त होता है। यह औपचारिक लेखन के लिए नहीं है।
- You meanie! You ate my last biscuit!
- She jokingly called him a meanie.
meanie vs. mean (adjective) vs. miser
Mean (adjective) can describe both stingy and unkind behaviour; a miser is someone who hoards money; meanie is a light, informal noun.
Mean (adjective) कंजूस और निर्दयी दोनों तरह के व्यवहार को बता सकता है; miser धन जोड़ने वाला व्यक्ति है; meanie हल्का अनौपचारिक noun है।
- He is mean with money, but he is not a miser; he is just a bit of a meanie.
meanie in children's stories
In children's books, a meanie is a harmless villain whose unkind behaviour is shown in a funny way.
बाल कहानियों में meanie एक हानिरहित खलनायक होता है जिसका कठोर व्यवहार मज़ेदार ढंग से दिखाया जाता है।
- The meanie in the story hid all the toys under his bed.
Don't be a meanie (imperative)
A common pattern is a friendly command with be: Don't be a meanie. It softens the criticism.
आम पैटर्न be के साथ मैत्रीपूर्ण आदेश है: Don't be a meanie। यह आलोचना को नरम बना देता है।
- Come on, don't be a meanie; lend me your pencil.
+Collocations 5
adjective + meanie
bigoldhorriblelittlegrumpy
- The grumpy meanie refused to lend anyone his bat.
verb + meanie
call someonebeact likefeel liketurn into
- He felt like a meanie after refusing to share.
meanie + exclamation
you meaniewhat a meaniesuch a meaniemeanie!
- What a meanie! He didn't even say thank you.
meanie and + noun
meanie and a bullymeanie and a cheatmeanie of the classmeanie in the story
- The meanie of the class never lent a pencil.
meanie + about
meanie about sweetsmeanie about toysmeanie about sharingmeanie about lending
- Don't be a meanie about sharing your notes.
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- Radhika's little cousin sulked and called her a meanie for hiding the chocolates.
राधिका की छोटी चचेरी बहन ने चॉकलेट छिपाने पर मुँह फुलाकर उसे कंजूस कह दिया।
- The meanie next door never returns our ball.
पड़ोस का कंजूस आदमी हमारी गेंद कभी वापस नहीं करता।
- Don't be a meanie; let him play too.
कठोर मत बनो; उसे भी खेलने दो।
- In the cartoon, the meanie locks the gate so the children cannot enter the garden.
कार्टून में कठोर पात्र गेट बंद कर देता है ताकि बच्चे बगीचे में न जा सकें।
- He was teased as a meanie because he never brought snacks to share.
उसे कंजूस कहकर चिढ़ाया गया क्योंकि वह बाँटने के लिए कभी नाश्ता नहीं लाता था।
- Everyone thought the shopkeeper was a meanie until he gave the children free sweets.
सब सोचते थे कि दुकानदार कंजूस है, जब तक उसने बच्चों को मुफ़्त मिठाई नहीं दे दी।