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pewee
[ pee-wee ]
/ ˈpi wi /
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noun
any of several New World flycatchers of the genusContopus.Compare wood pewee.
the phoebe.
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Origin of pewee
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; imitative
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pewee
peewee
/ (ˈpiːwiː) /
noun
any of several small North American flycatchers of the genus Contopus, having a greenish-brown plumage
Word Origin for pewee
C19: imitative of its cry
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