mean streak

noun

: a tendency to be mean
He has a mean streak.

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Yet what is mostly a somewhat enjoyable exploration of culture clashes and modern relationships takes a decidedly dark (and bad) turn, tossing in a too-sudden third-act mean streak and a polarizing ending that doesn’t feel at all earned. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025 The 6-foot-2, 275-pound CSU commit plays with a mean streak at right tackle. Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025 Campbell, in particular, finished plays a little past the whistle, demonstrating the mean streak he was known for in college and Vrabel came to love in the draft process. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025 Fargo has an absurdist streak a mile wide and a sense of cosmic comeuppance that suggests the strings are being pulled by a mischievous trickster-god with a mean streak. Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025 Families fight, yes, but there’s a mean streak here that feels misplaced. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 May 2025 As a run-blocker, Cornelius excels in space and features a mean streak. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Mean streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mean%20streak. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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