Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teener

/ˈtiːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teen-er
IPA: /ˈtiːnə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

noun

A sixteenth of an ounce of a drug.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"1952, American Psychological Association, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, American Psychological Association (1952), p. 159, […] adult periods and emphasizes the importance of the total teener in a social milieu."
"a'''1968, Upton Sinclair, When I Was a Teener."
"1975, Fely J. Cruz, I Married a Newspaperman: A Collection of Articles, Verses and Short Stories, T. F. Valencia (1975), p. 1923, To a Teener Celebrating Her Last Teen Year"
"Also, warn your teener that in this age of undisciplined classrooms, they are unlikely to have a teacher who demands that the class obey—(the major reason why European and Japanese school children score so much higher on ANY test than American kids)."

Etymology

From teen + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtiːnə/

Usage

Dated
American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

teeners (plural)

Homonyms

tina

Rhymes With

dinner cleaner greener demeanor wiener leaner meaner keener screener beaner exhibitioner expeditioner

Questions

How do you pronounce teener?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtiːnə/.
What does teener mean?: A teenager.
Where does teener come from?: From teen + -er.

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