English word origin

Etymology of weeny

Possibly imitative from teeny weeny, or from wee + -y

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

adj

Minuscule; tiny.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Possibly imitative from teeny weeny, or from wee + -y

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A wiener, a hot dog. · A penis

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From German wiener (“of Vienna”). The penis term is from its resemblance to a wiener, sometimes thought of as small by influence from teeny weeny.

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Unspecified derivation mentionwienerde

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