teeny
[tee-nee]
- tiny.
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Origin of teeny
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Examples from the Web for teeny
Contemporary Examples
This time, the teeny bopper is Alison Gold, who is forced to sing “Chinese Food.”
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Because of the nature of the app—and the teeny, twangy language it employs—Lulu unsurprisingly targets girls on college campuses.
There was the T-shirt in Oregon reading FERRARO (in huge letters) and Mondale (teeny type).
Despite all this sensational, restorative sex, Stone is a teeny bit defensive about his heterosexuality.
A daiquiri is like a little vacation in a glass, and sometimes a little vacation in a glass with a teeny tiny beach umbrella.
Historical Examples
It was such a teeny tiny voice that he could only just hear it.
The Magic CityEdith Nesbit
This is just a sample of one teeny bit of what she demanded.
I wonder what he would do if I gave him just a teeny, weeny touch with the whip!
Chatterbox, 1906Various
He recommended a "teeny" glass of Benedictine, a bottle of which was kept ready.
Suppose she took a teeny nap as she did sometimes when she was waiting for Bridget.
A Modern CinderellaAmanda M. Douglas
teeny
- informal extremely small; tinyAlso: teeny-weeny (ˈtiːnɪˈwiːnɪ), teensy-weensy (ˈtiːnzɪˈwiːnzɪ)
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Word Origin
C19: variant of tiny
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Word Origin and History for teeny
adj.
1825, alteration of tiny. Alternative form teensy is attested from 1899.
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