weenie

or wee·ny, wie·nie

[wee-nee]

noun

Informal. a wiener.
Slang. penis.
Slang. an insignificant, disliked person.

Origin of weenie

wien(er) + -ie; (def 3) probably influenced by or continuous with weeny small child, noun use of weeny tiny (see wee, teeny-weeny)

weeny

[wee-nee]Informal.

noun, plural wee·nies.

weenie.

adjective, wee·ni·er, wee·ni·est.

tiny; very small: Give me just the weeniest little piece, please.

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Examples from the Web for weenies

Contemporary Examples

The most flamboyant of America's weenies, the Sonoran hot dog, has a murky genealogy.
El Guero Canelo Serves Tucson’s Most Mexcellent Hot Dog
Jane & Michael Stern
March 30, 2014
The motto of this column is that the backlist is for weenies.
Do I Have to Read Committed?
William Boot
January 30, 2010
Weenies also tend to be figures who have a heel on their neck.
Monsters vs. Weenies
Lee Siegel
December 29, 2009
Weenies become true characters only in retreat and disgrace, which makes them very small figures indeed.
Monsters vs. Weenies
Lee Siegel
December 29, 2009
Weenies, on the other hand, seem repeatedly to fall to scandal.
Monsters vs. Weenies
Lee Siegel
December 29, 2009

Historical Examples

We played cards and danced, and roasted weenies and marshmallows.
I Married a Ranger
Dama Margaret Smith
Then, when the coals are good, we toast sandwiches and roast ‘weenies’ and toast marshmallows.
Mary Jane's City Home
Clara Ingram Judson

British Dictionary definitions for weenies

weeny

weensy (ˈwiːnzɪ)

adjective -nier, -niest, -sier or -siest

informal very small; tiny

Word Origin

C18: from wee 1 with the ending -ny as in tiny

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Word Origin and History for weenies

weenie

n.

"frankfurter," 1906, with slang sense of "penis" following soon after, from German wienerwurst "Vienna sausage" (see wiener). Meaning "ineffectual person" is 1963; pejorative sense via penis shape, or perhaps from weenie in the sense of "small" (see wee).

weenie

or wee·ny, wie·nie

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Examples from the Web for weenies

Contemporary Examples

The most flamboyant of America's weenies, the Sonoran hot dog, has a murky genealogy.

The motto of this column is that the backlist is for weenies.

Weenies also tend to be figures who have a heel on their neck.

Weenies become true characters only in retreat and disgrace, which makes them very small figures indeed.

Weenies, on the other hand, seem repeatedly to fall to scandal.

Historical Examples

We played cards and danced, and roasted weenies and marshmallows.

Then, when the coals are good, we toast sandwiches and roast ‘weenies’ and toast marshmallows.

weeny

weensy (ˈwiːnzɪ)

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for weenies

weenie

n.

Origin of weenie