[General] I make a mean sandcastle.

[lyyfeb707]

We're at the beach so you should meet us here! I make a mean sandcastle.

I am not sure about the meaning of the following sentence.

I make "a mean sandcastle."

Thanks.

 

[Tdol]

Re: Help

The speaker can make a high-quality/impressive sandcastle.

 

[teechar]

Re: Help

We're at the beach, so you should meet us here! I make a mean sandcastle.

Hello ivyfeb707, and welcome to the forum.

In the above, "mean" is an attributive (comes before the noun) adjective.

Take a look at explanation #4 for "mean" as an adjective in the following link,
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mean

and at "mean" as an adjective meaning "good" in the following link.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/mean

You may also want to bookmark the links to those dictionary websites for future reference.

 

[emsr2d2]

lyyfeb707, as you can see, I have changed your thread title. Titles should include some/all of the words/phrases you are querying.