weeny
weeny Lexical Profile
weeny Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Extremely small; tiny (informal).
"She found a weeny little spider crawling across the windowsill."
• noun
North American A frankfurter or hot dog sausage (informal, also spelled 'weenie').
"The children gathered around the campfire to roast a weeny on a stick."
North American A weak, timid, or socially inept person (slang, usually spelled 'weenie').
"He refused to jump off the low diving board because he didn't want to look like a weeny."
Word Nuance & Usage
As an adjective meaning 'tiny', 'weeny' is the standard spelling in both British and American English. As an informal North American noun referring to a frankfurter or a timid person, it is more frequently spelled 'weenie'.
• Rhymes for weeny
Word Origin & Etymology
The adjective originated in the late 18th century as an alteration of 'wee', probably blended with 'tiny'. The North American noun sense developed in the early 20th century as a shortened diminutive of 'wienerwurst' (Vienna sausage).