weakie meaning (colloquial): definition, etymology and quotations

weakie

noun

Etymology Clipping of weakfish + -ie.

US, Colloquial A weakfish.

Although the weakie has no chopping teeth comparable to those of a bluefish, he boasts a pair of extremely sharp canines in his upper jaw.1959, Henry Lyman, Frank Woolner, The Complete Book of Weakfishing, New York, N.Y.: A. S. Barnes and Company, page 44:

noun

Etymology From weak + -ie.

Australia, Slang A weak, unreliable or mediocre person or thing; a weakling.

That was as far as Macauley would go. He wanted to set his shoulders and bunch his fists and let the words fly at O' Neill: You can spot the stranger that comes on a visit and mark him down; you can swagger the streets at shearing-time and reap a harvest; but don't lump me in with the weakies and the yellow-bellies busting their cheques over a good time; the curs and the possums who get silly-drunk and fall in fear to your authority.1955, D'Arcy Niland, The Shiralee, Sydney, N.S.W.: Angus & Robertson; The Book Society, pages 53–54:

Board games, Card games, Chess, Games, Poker Especially, Rare An unskilled player.

And now we enter the real chess arena, where, haughty about ratings, everybody has only one thought in mind: to win — to pile up plaudits against the county grader's autumnal assessment. And to this end we all hope for a weaker opponent, but in the tournaments there are no outright weakies.2010, John Healy, Coffeehouse Chess Tactics: An Astonishing Trip Into the World of Competitive Chess, Alkmaar, Netherlands: New In Chess, page 17: