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moaning Minnie

noun

Etymology

Possibly from the French name Minié (for a soft lead bullet) or the German Minenwerfer, a type of trench mortar (WW I allusions), or simply because of the alliteration of the name with the participial adjective; see Martin, Gary (10 November 2022), “Moaning Minnie”, in Phrases.org.UK, retrieved 29 Nov 2022.

  1. derived from Minenwerfer

Definitions

  1. A person who moans

    A person who moans; a peevish complainer.

    • Don't you think that's the way to persuade more companies to come to this region and get more jobs—because I want them—for the people who are unemployed? Not always standing there as moaning minnies. Now stop it!

  2. An air raid siren.

  3. A noisy rocket artillery piece (after 1944, the German Nebelwerfer).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA