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pint-size

American  
[pahynt-sahyz] / ˈpaɪntˌsaɪz /

adjective

Informal.
  1. a variant of pint-sized.


pint-size British  

adjective

  1. informal very small; tiny

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pint-size

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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He said traffic, while still solid, has slowed at his dealerships and more customers are gravitating toward less-costly cars such as the pint-size Chevrolet Trax.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

On any given weekday, the refrain “Where’s Pippi?” will be recited a dozen times over by Once Upon a Time’s pint-size visitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

From "the right honourable landlady" to "pint-size losers", it was a typically punchy session of Prime Minister's Questions - even if it was the deputies at the dispatch box.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

But with its rambling momentum and quick-witted, almost musical dialogue, it feels less like “Superbad” than a Robert Altman movie, sort of like a pint-size “California Split.”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

In his fist he cradles a derringer, the sort of pint-size pistol favored by ladies and cardsharps.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly