weeny

adj, noun — 3 senses

weeny

adj

/ˈwiːni/

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

1

Colloquial, Dialectal Minuscule; tiny.

Now generally used with children

  • "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:
Derived terms
eeny-weeny, teeny-weeny, weeny-bopper

weeny

noun

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.

1

A wiener, a hot dog.

2

Slang A penis

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