pewee
Americannoun
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any of several New World flycatchers of the genus Contopus.
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the phoebe.
noun
Etymology
Origin of pewee
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; imitative
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Murphy, who coached Oshie at the squirt, pewee and bantam levels, remains close with Oshie.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2021
They were paging through a binder of listings, checking off the day’s sightings, including the northern beardless tyrannulet and greater pewee.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2021
The idea is cute and corny: eleven songs with themes that take off from the tunes of far-out birds like the purple finch and the wood pewee.
From Time Magazine Archive
“How would you know about a wood pewee in your business?”
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
We gave up the pewee and went back to the raft-making, talking very fast now, and laughing a lot.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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