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weeny en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈwiːni/
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Etymology

Possibly imitative from teeny weeny, or from wee + -y

Meanings

1. (colloquial, dialectal, qualifier:now generally used with children) Minuscule; tiny.
   • "So my gran'father, like a fool, ye see, opened his hand a little, an' the little weeny chap jumped away laughin', an' he niver seen him any more, an' the divil a bit o' the purse did he git; only the Cluricaun left his little shoe that he was makin'." 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 383:

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Deriveds

weeny-bopper · teeny-weeny · eeny-weeny

weeny en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈwiːni/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From German wiener (“of Vienna”). The penis term is from its resemblance to a wiener, sometimes thought of as small by influence from teeny weeny.

Meanings

1. A wiener, a hot dog.
2. (slang) A penis

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