meany

A childish name for someone who is mean or unpleasant. Give my toy back, you big meany! A: "He's just such a meany, you know?" B: "A 'meany'? What are you, five years old?"

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

meany

and meanie

n. a mean or grouchy person. Come on! Don’t be such a meany.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

meanies
poophead
poohead
I know you are but what am I?
come to a bad end
come to a bad/sticky end
pudding and tame
How old are you?
(someone) started it
you, he, she, etc. started it

References in periodicals archive

Although not mentioned specifically in his memo to Meany and Reuther, defense spending remained an essential component of Keyserling's plan.

Guns, butter, Leon Keyserling, the AFL-CIO, and the fate of full--employment economics

Meany and Schuster also offer numerous resources for the new or experienced debater.

Art, Argument and Advocacy: Mastering Parliamentary Debate

"There was an amazing attention to proportion and the way the design works within the volume of space," Meany says.

Cherished landmark: a historic property regains its stature and grandeur. (Modernization Awards)

Meany considered the decision a double-cross, because President Nixon had guaranteed an autonomous board.

The Nixon Pay Board--a public administration disaster. (The Reflective Practitioner)

"Because they're starting out, they still don't have much content, of course," Meany says.

The CentraL America Connection

George Meany's and Lane Kirkland's regimes also had their share of warts, corruption, and self-interest.

Taking Care of Business: Samuel Gompers, George Meany, Lane Kirkland, and the Tragedy of American Labor

Gompers's stand prefigured George Meany's seven decades later,

Big Labor's Little Problem

"The story was significantly different from the story of the novel and it would be unfair to my readers to mislead them to think they'll see A Prayer for Owen Meany," he said.

Steed slams Avengers

When the Teamster president-elect finally arrived at the Meany Center to meet his fellow board members, TDUers and non-TDUers alike asked, "Where's Ken?" They urged Carey to bring Paff to Washington as soon as possible to help his administration make good on its promise to overhaul Teamster organizing, bargaining, and membership-education programs.

Teamster tragedy: Carey is dead, long live the reformers

Sweeney is a committed leftist who never would refuse to endorse a Democratic Party nominee because he is too far out, as Meany did to presidential candidate George McGovern in 1972.

Labor and the future of the Democratic Party

He decries labor's growing commitment to government activism in economics (already evident in George Meany's AFL-CIO).

Epitaph for American Labor: How Union Leaders Lost Touch with America

Irving's later novels include The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Son of the Circus (1994); his short-story collection Nowhere Man was published in 1992.

Irving, John (Winslow)

George Meany, the late AFL-CIO President, dubbed them "wards of the American labor movement." The large AFL craft unions believed they had been born on the wrong side of the blanket and were illegitimate.

The decline and fall of labor's stepchildren

And in A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), Irving's most sustained exploration of the nature of faith, he creates one of his most improbable and moving characters--the dwarflike figure of Owen Meany, with his uncannily high-pitched voice, eerie gift for prophecy, and unshakable belief that he is an instrument of God.

Irving, John (Winslow) (1942- )

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释义	meany meany A childish name for someone who is mean or unpleasant. Give my toy back, you big meany! A: "He's just such a meany, you know?" B: "A 'meany'? What are you, five years old?" Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. meany and meanie n. a mean or grouchy person. Come on! Don’t be such a meany. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: meanies poophead poohead I know you are but what am I? come to a bad end come to a bad/sticky end pudding and tame How old are you? (someone) started it you, he, she, etc. started it References in periodicals archive Although not mentioned specifically in his memo to Meany and Reuther, defense spending remained an essential component of Keyserling's plan. Guns, butter, Leon Keyserling, the AFL-CIO, and the fate of full--employment economics Meany and Schuster also offer numerous resources for the new or experienced debater. Art, Argument and Advocacy: Mastering Parliamentary Debate "There was an amazing attention to proportion and the way the design works within the volume of space," Meany says. Cherished landmark: a historic property regains its stature and grandeur. (Modernization Awards) Meany considered the decision a double-cross, because President Nixon had guaranteed an autonomous board. The Nixon Pay Board--a public administration disaster. (The Reflective Practitioner) "Because they're starting out, they still don't have much content, of course," Meany says. The CentraL America Connection George Meany's and Lane Kirkland's regimes also had their share of warts, corruption, and self-interest. Taking Care of Business: Samuel Gompers, George Meany, Lane Kirkland, and the Tragedy of American Labor Gompers's stand prefigured George Meany's seven decades later, Big Labor's Little Problem "The story was significantly different from the story of the novel and it would be unfair to my readers to mislead them to think they'll see A Prayer for Owen Meany," he said. Steed slams Avengers When the Teamster president-elect finally arrived at the Meany Center to meet his fellow board members, TDUers and non-TDUers alike asked, "Where's Ken?" They urged Carey to bring Paff to Washington as soon as possible to help his administration make good on its promise to overhaul Teamster organizing, bargaining, and membership-education programs. Teamster tragedy: Carey is dead, long live the reformers Sweeney is a committed leftist who never would refuse to endorse a Democratic Party nominee because he is too far out, as Meany did to presidential candidate George McGovern in 1972. Labor and the future of the Democratic Party He decries labor's growing commitment to government activism in economics (already evident in George Meany's AFL-CIO). Epitaph for American Labor: How Union Leaders Lost Touch with America Irving's later novels include The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Son of the Circus (1994); his short-story collection Nowhere Man was published in 1992. Irving, John (Winslow) George Meany, the late AFL-CIO President, dubbed them "wards of the American labor movement." The large AFL craft unions believed they had been born on the wrong side of the blanket and were illegitimate. The decline and fall of labor's stepchildren And in A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), Irving's most sustained exploration of the nature of faith, he creates one of his most improbable and moving characters--the dwarflike figure of Owen Meany, with his uncannily high-pitched voice, eerie gift for prophecy, and unshakable belief that he is an instrument of God. Irving, John (Winslow) (1942- )
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