weenie
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of weenie
wien(er) + -ie; weenie ( def. 3 ) probably influenced by or continuous with weeny small child, noun use of weeny tiny ( see wee, teeny-weeny)
Example Sentences
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Warner CEO David Zaslav, himself no weenie, reportedly has rejected three Ellison offers, the latest for $23.50 a share.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
He is such a weenie that he couldn't even stand to walk outside where he'd be heckled by the crowd of unarmed, peaceful protesters.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2023
It was just another weenie Wednesday for Abbey Rank and Keila Garza.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
Not that he would have stood up well against Ike anyway, Stevenson’s vacillation added to the perception that he was a weenie.
From Fox News ● Jun. 4, 2019
Mrs. Reilly slammed down the telephone and turned on her son with “That was the weenie man. You’re fired.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Makes you wonder whether, in the middle of the night, your dog suddenly mistook your bare toes for cocktail weenies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2019
Blevins and his wife, Jess, served cocktail weenies, and a friend brought homemade meatballs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2018
Unless he weenies out like he usually does and backs down.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2018
A classic strategy of the school bully is to make his enemies look, in comparison, like uptight weenies.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 3, 2017
“With all his education, mind you. Selling weenies out on the street in the broad daylight.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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