Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tweeny

/ˈtwiːni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: twee-ny
IPA: /ˈtwiːni/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of tweenie.

noun

A shot played between the legs; a tweener.

noun

A between-maid.

Colloquial

adj

Characteristic of a typical tween (a child not quite old enough to be a teenager).

adj

Making movements similar to those of tweened animation.

Example Sentences

"‘You subscribed,’ Valentine said, ‘to purchase his library and presented it to his wife…who had nothing to eat but what my wages as a tweeny maid got for her.’"
"Madame Eskimoff's tweeny had brought out tea and a gâteau, as well as a twelve-year-old Speyside malt and glasses."
"throw the tweeniest, brattiest tantrum"

Etymology

From 'tween + -y.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

tweenies (plural) tweenier (comparative) more tweeny (comparative) tweeniest (superlative) most tweeny (superlative)

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini teeny beanie zucchini gini santorini feeney queenie

Questions

How do you pronounce tweeny?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwiːni/.
What does tweeny mean?: Alternative spelling of tweenie.
Where does tweeny come from?: From 'tween + -y.

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