weenie

or wee·ny, wie·nie

[ wee-nee ]

/ ˈwi ni /

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noun

Informal. a wiener.

Slang. penis.

Slang. an insignificant, disliked person.

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Origin of weenie

wien(er) + -ie; (def. 3) probably influenced by or continuous with weeny small child, noun use of weeny tiny (see wee, teeny-weeny)

Words nearby weenie

weeknight, weel, Weelkes, Weems, ween, weenie, weeny, weeny-bopper, weep, weep buckets, weeper

How to use weenie in a sentence

Weight weenies aside, I do think others will dig the design.
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“He felt anybody who bluffed was a weenie, as he would say,” Hotchner remembers.
15 Revelations from New J.D. Salinger Biography|Andrew Romano|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What makes him a Weenie is his infinite regression of concessions to the GOP.
Monsters vs. Weenies|Lee Siegel|December 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Occasionally you will encounter a thoroughbred Weenie, a type of Weenie who is to the weaseling, weaselish manner born.
Monsters vs. Weenies|Lee Siegel|December 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The Weenie: Reflective, ambivalent, equivocating, seemingly rational and pragmatic, fluid, eager to please.
Monsters vs. Weenies|Lee Siegel|December 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I appeal to all distinguished authors, from Tupper to Weenie Willows, to confirm the truth of this assertion.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866|Various
She might even let him take her for a ride way down the river road where they could have a weenie roast and sing songs together.
Plowing On Sunday|Sterling North
Putting her thumb on the top of her little finger, she said, "Oh, I would like so much to have just a teenie-weenie bit of bacon."
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh