weeny
Americannoun
plural
weeniesadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of weeny
First recorded in 1780–90; from wee ( def. ), patterned after teeny ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Fields; Theodore Roosevelt, who undermines his Rough Rider persona with a weeny, high voice; and William Howard Taft exhibiting his native Ohio’s warmish “r’s” and open vowels.
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2023
After teeny Herm and weeny Sark, Alderney felt like a metropolis.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2015
Viola Davis, 46, elicited a positive response when she wore her TWA, or "teeny weeny Afro," as the look is known, on the red carpet at the 2012 Academy Awards.
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2012
There is a weeny performance element: at midnight the shellsuits hum outside your bedroom and go on humming as they bring cinnamon tea to your bedside.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2012
“Along with feeling like storming the smoker, I’m simply dying for a weeny bit of ice-cream.”
From Dorothy Dale in the City by Penrose, Margaret
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