Moaning Minnien.

Brit.

/ˌməʊnɪŋ ˈmɪni/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊnɪŋ ˈmɪni/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: moaning adj., proper name Minnie.

Etymology: < moaning adj. + the female forename Minnie, in sense 3 punningly after Minnie n.²With sense 2 compare earlier Mournful Mary n. at mournful adj. Compounds 2 and also screaming meemie n. at meemie n. 2; compare also slightly earlier transferred use of the female forename Mona, after moaner n.:1940 Nation (N.Y.) 9 Nov. 446/2 Their two most familiar friends are the sisters Mona and Clara, the air-raid and all-clear signals.

Chiefly British.

1. colloquial. A moaner, a complainer; a pessimist.In quot. 1934 as a nickname.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > one who complains

grucchildc1230

grutchera1250

groinera1382

musera1382

plainerc1400

plaintiff?a1439

fretter?1504

complainant1525

complainer1526

repiner1551

grudger1552

moaner1628

grumbler1633

querulist1647

maunderer1653

growler1753

grumbletonian1773

smellfungus1807

crib-biter1809

expostulatora1834

squinny1849

groaner1876

grouser1885

squealer1889

gruntler1893

grump1900

grouch1901

screamer1902

Moaning Minnie1934

narker1937

binder1944

1934 Bystander 10 Jan. 54/1 Fred is one of the nicest chaps I know, though they call him ‘Moaning Minnie’ back-stage, because everything must be exactly right, especially for his intricate dancing.

1939 North-Eastern Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 9 Nov. 5/2 To those Moaning Minnies and Dismal Jimmies who seem to take a delight in trying to ridicule those services, my advice is [etc.].

1972 N.Z. News 26 Apr. 6/5 I don't want to give the impression of being a moaning Minnie but may I..make a special plea to the railmen to..get back to work.

1999 Scotsman 23 Apr. 21/4 To find out whether you're a Moaning Minnie or a Happy Harry, just answer the questions in our simple quiz.

2. colloquial. A siren or klaxon, esp. (now historical) an air-raid siren.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal of air attack

Mournful Mary1917

maroon1918

Mournful Maria1925

Moaning Minnie1939

alert1940

warning1940

1939 Middlesex County Times 21 Oct. 5/3 Extra woollens are needed for chilly night duties either at the post, or if one is called out of bed by ‘Moaning Minnie’ (rather a good name for the syren).

1986 D. Lewer Story of Swanage (BNC) 32 The lighthouse..has been modernised with a powerful automatic fog-horn known locally as Moaning Minnie.

1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xxi. 175/2 As ‘Moaning Minnie’ wailed the warning, Londoners would take to the shelters.

3. Military slang. A kind of mortar or rocket launcher used by German forces in the Second World War (1939–45); esp. = nebelwerfer n. Also: a shell fired from such a weapon. Cf. Minnie n.² Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > mortar > trench mortar

trench mortar1871

minenwerfer1914

mine-thrower1914

Minnie1915

Stokes1915

toc emma1916

T.M.1925

Moaning Minnie1944

1944 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 12 Apr.–26 Sept. 376 (caption) When the Germans beat a hasty retreat from Cagny among the material they abandoned was this multiple mortar, or ‘Moaning Minnie’.

1945 N.Y. Herald Tribune 4 Feb. 3 The nebelwerfer is a six-barreled projector firing six-inch rockets... The rockets..are variously called ‘screaming meemies’ and ‘moaning Minnies’, but..these names are also applied to other enemy explosives.

1950 G. Wilson Brave Company iii. 40 That bloody moaning Minnie... It's a hell of a weapon.

1991 B. Millin Invasion (BNC) 187 Before we can settle down, the enemy launch a heavy mortar attack on their former positions..using the now familiar multibarrelled mortar, Moaning Minnie, or Nebelwerfer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moaning minnie
释义	Moaning Minnien. Brit. /ˌməʊnɪŋ ˈmɪni/, U.S. /ˌmoʊnɪŋ ˈmɪni/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: moaning adj., proper name Minnie. Etymology: < moaning adj. + the female forename Minnie, in sense 3 punningly after Minnie n.²With sense 2 compare earlier Mournful Mary n. at mournful adj. Compounds 2 and also screaming meemie n. at meemie n. 2; compare also slightly earlier transferred use of the female forename Mona, after moaner n.:1940 Nation (N.Y.) 9 Nov. 446/2 Their two most familiar friends are the sisters Mona and Clara, the air-raid and all-clear signals. Chiefly British. 1. colloquial. A moaner, a complainer; a pessimist.In quot. 1934 as a nickname. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > one who complains grucchildc1230 grutchera1250 groinera1382 musera1382 plainerc1400 plaintiff?a1439 fretter?1504 complainant1525 complainer1526 repiner1551 grudger1552 moaner1628 grumbler1633 querulist1647 maunderer1653 growler1753 grumbletonian1773 smellfungus1807 crib-biter1809 expostulatora1834 squinny1849 groaner1876 grouser1885 squealer1889 gruntler1893 grump1900 grouch1901 screamer1902 Moaning Minnie1934 narker1937 binder1944 1934 Bystander 10 Jan. 54/1 Fred is one of the nicest chaps I know, though they call him ‘Moaning Minnie’ back-stage, because everything must be exactly right, especially for his intricate dancing. 1939 North-Eastern Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 9 Nov. 5/2 To those Moaning Minnies and Dismal Jimmies who seem to take a delight in trying to ridicule those services, my advice is [etc.]. 1972 N.Z. News 26 Apr. 6/5 I don't want to give the impression of being a moaning Minnie but may I..make a special plea to the railmen to..get back to work. 1999 Scotsman 23 Apr. 21/4 To find out whether you're a Moaning Minnie or a Happy Harry, just answer the questions in our simple quiz. 2. colloquial. A siren or klaxon, esp. (now historical) an air-raid siren. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > signals > [noun] > signal of air attack Mournful Mary1917 maroon1918 Mournful Maria1925 Moaning Minnie1939 alert1940 warning1940 1939 Middlesex County Times 21 Oct. 5/3 Extra woollens are needed for chilly night duties either at the post, or if one is called out of bed by ‘Moaning Minnie’ (rather a good name for the syren). 1986 D. Lewer Story of Swanage (BNC) 32 The lighthouse..has been modernised with a powerful automatic fog-horn known locally as Moaning Minnie. 1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xxi. 175/2 As ‘Moaning Minnie’ wailed the warning, Londoners would take to the shelters. 3. Military slang. A kind of mortar or rocket launcher used by German forces in the Second World War (1939–45); esp. = nebelwerfer n. Also: a shell fired from such a weapon. Cf. Minnie n.² Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > mortar > trench mortar trench mortar1871 minenwerfer1914 mine-thrower1914 Minnie1915 Stokes1915 toc emma1916 T.M.1925 Moaning Minnie1944 1944 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 12 Apr.–26 Sept. 376 (caption) When the Germans beat a hasty retreat from Cagny among the material they abandoned was this multiple mortar, or ‘Moaning Minnie’. 1945 N.Y. Herald Tribune 4 Feb. 3 The nebelwerfer is a six-barreled projector firing six-inch rockets... The rockets..are variously called ‘screaming meemies’ and ‘moaning Minnies’, but..these names are also applied to other enemy explosives. 1950 G. Wilson Brave Company iii. 40 That bloody moaning Minnie... It's a hell of a weapon. 1991 B. Millin Invasion (BNC) 187 Before we can settle down, the enemy launch a heavy mortar attack on their former positions..using the now familiar multibarrelled mortar, Moaning Minnie, or Nebelwerfer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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