teeny-weeny


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teen·y-ween·y

 (tē′nē-wē′nē) also teen·sy-ween·sy (tēn′sē-wēn′sē)
adj. Informal
Tiny.
[Reduplication of teeny.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.teeny-weeny - (used informally) very smallteeny-weeny - (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weensy, weeny
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
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teeny-weeny

adjective
Informal. Extremely small:
diminutive, dwarf, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pygmy, tiny, wee.
Informal: peewee, pintsize, pintsized, teensy-weensy, teensy, teeny, weeny.
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My oh Myleene
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He would have been a teeny-weeny fish in a very large pond!
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But we're not talking about teeny-weeny high school students.
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