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TEENSY-WEENSY

Dictionary entry overview: What does teensy-weensy mean?

• TEENSY-WEENSY (adjective)
The adjective TEENSY-WEENSY has 1 sense:

1. (used informally) very small

Familiarity information: TEENSY-WEENSY used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TEENSY-WEENSY (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(used informally) very small

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

a wee tot

Similar:

little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

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