Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weeny

/ˈwiːni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: wee-ny
IPA: /ˈwiːni/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Minuscule; tiny.

Colloquial

noun

A wiener, a hot dog.

noun

Slang

Example Sentences

""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'.""

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

weenier (comparative) weeniest (superlative) weenies (plural)

Phrases

eeny-weeny teeny-weeny weeny-bopper

Synonyms

bitty bittie teensy teentsy teeny wee weensy teensy-weensy teeny-weeny itty-bitty itsy-bitsy

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini mussolini teeny zucchini mancini jeannie houdini cassini

Questions

How do you pronounce weeny?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwiːni/.
What does weeny mean?: Minuscule; tiny.
Where does weeny come from?: Possibly imitative from teeny weeny, or from wee + -y

How to pronounce weeny

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