pint-size

[ pahynt-sahyz ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. a variant of pint-sized ( def ).

pint-size

adjective

1. informal.
   very small; tiny

Word History and Origins

Origin of pint-size¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The pint-size prez gave the pep talk of the year, encouraging people everywhere to take risks and make the world a better place.

From The Daily Beast

Mickey Cohen is a pint-size Mob boss with friends like Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Billy Graham.

From The Daily Beast

And as a result, US Four Seasons hotels routinely hand out Ty toys to their pint-size guests—Marvelous Malia is presumably next.

From The Daily Beast

We canned it in tin, using size Number Two, which is the same as pint size in glass jars.

From Project Gutenberg

"Half-pint size," said Cyrus Thurston, and laughed in derision.

From Project Gutenberg

That man Willowby is only half pint size, but his blue eyes look cold to me, and I bet he plays a stiff game of bridge.

From Project Gutenberg