MOANING MINNIE


Meaning of MOANING MINNIE in English

Moaning Min ‧ nie BrE AmE , moaning Minnie /ˌməʊnɪŋ ˈmɪni/ noun

1 . informal someone who is never satisfied and is always complaining

2 .

a) in World War II, the name of a German weapon that made a ↑ scream ing noise when it was fired

b) in World War II, a name for the ↑ siren (=machine that makes a long, loud warning sound) that warned people that enemy planes were about to drop bombs

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.