I mean

Depending on its position in a sentence or cluster thereof, a clarifying statement, a conversational stall, or a slightly apologetic amplifier. Rarely used in formal written communication, but common as a conversational particle in early 21st-century American English.

1. "That movie sucks! I mean, the FX were okay but the story was shit!"

Here, "I mean" is used to introduce a following clause which modifies the prior one. This usually has the effect of altering a very strong and general statement to instead reflect a specific contention.

2. "What's your favorite movie?"
"Hmm... I mean... I like Mission Impossible, but I also love Die Hard."

Here "I mean" covers the speaker's thought process and indicates that conflicting ideas are being weighed in the speaker's mind. It indicates that an answer has not yet been formulated, but does not invite the other speaker to continue talking.

3. "Man, that song is really great!"

"I mean, if you hate music."

Here "I mean" is used to indicate that the speaker has briefly thought of a more polite way to indicate the statement but can only express it in a blunt or sarcastic fashion. "I mean" only starts a statement of this nature if it is in response to someone else's statement, though it can be used in both to agree and disagree with said statement.

by Ian J Slinger August 17, 2011

Meanie-bag

Either a bag designed to contain meanies, or a bag with meanie-like qualities.

Given the bag we used to round up those meanies also somehow stubbed my toe, this is a meanie-bag in both ways! Well, I'll be a jerkface deluxe!

by Nom de plumes of smoke September 1, 2010

it don't mean jack

it is an expression used for people we don't trust in.

In an emphatic and vulgar fashion it turns in "your word don't mean jacksh*t"

it don't mean jack

What you say is meaningless, you are not telling the truth, i can not trust in your words.

by dalilucciola August 15, 2011

Mean Pugging

When a pug gives you a dirty look.

Your pug is mean pugging me

by lodobico February 18, 2011

the mean reds

in the famous movie Breakfast at Tiffany's Audrey Hepburns character discirbes them as a horrible thing there like the blues only the blues is for when your sad
the mean reds are for when you scared and you dont know what your scared of...

Holly Golightly: You know those days when you get the mean reds?

Paul Varjak: The mean reds, you mean like the blues?

Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you're getting fat and maybe it's been raining too long, you're just sad that's all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you're afraid and you don't know what you're afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?

Paul Varjak: Sure.

Holly Golightly: Well, when I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there. If I could find a real-life place that'd make me feel like Tiffany's, then - then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name!

by Kennay burdette January 6, 2008

mean lesbian

Joke on twitter that began with the cliché of lesbians being mean, and is now seen as serious and/or a political movement by safe and liberal queer twitter

Is now used by many lesbophobes

"She has a red lesbian flag as a Twibbon, she must be a mean lesbian!"

"OMG mean lesbians are everywhere on twitter i hate them"

by meanlesbian June 8, 2021

Mean Girls 2

A term used to describe an unnecessary follow up to a popular body of work that is far superior. Commonly viewed as either a sequel or remake that is done by a company to milk out money from fans of the original.

OMG, they are making another one? Didn't they learn their lesson from "Mean Girls 2"?

by Ms. Chabert January 24, 2011