Meany
noun
George, 1894–1980, U.S. labor leader: 3rd president of the AFL 1952–55; 1st president of the AFL-CIO 1955–79.
Meany
American
[mee-nee]
/ ˈmi ni /
noun
meany
British
/ ˈmiːnɪ /
noun
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One of them, Kelly Goodlett, has pleaded guilty and is expected to testify against the others, Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany, in their joint trial next year.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2023
A trial date has not been set for the case against the other two officers, Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
At Meany, the company will present a three-part new work called “Reckless Underdog,” described as “a lyrical reconstruction of pedestrian movement that defies the limits of time and space.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
He had insider credentials from heading labor-management relations as an assistant labor secretary from 1967 to 1969 under President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was urged by Meany to pick Mr. Donahue for the job.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2023
Ky Ebright and his boys arrived in Seattle late on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 14, and checked into the Edmond Meany Hotel.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Don't listen to meany pants: @reckless and @alexhcranz!
From The Verge ● Aug. 26, 2022
And if any of you feel particularly like an old meany you can substitute Brisbane for the archdeacon and everything will be fine in the autumn.
From Time Magazine Archive
You're a brick, and I was a meany to say what I did.
From Marjorie's New Friend by Carolyn Wells
“You meany, meany,” Jo whispered, “I don’t like you.”
From Winning the Wilderness by J. N. Marchand
But somehow they would not rub out, and she showed the picture to Woodford, who began to count on his outspread fingers, "Eaney, meany, miny mo."
From Dwellers in the Hills by Melville Davisson Post
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