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Examples of teeny-weeny in a Sentence
kept losing the teeny-weeny coffee mugs for the kitchen in her dollhouse
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Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny pores, visible hydration — and all without any apparent makeup.
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Without much deliberation, Sheva whips out that teeny-weeny mortar, basically a toy, an oversized under-barrel grenade launcher.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 Feb. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
teeny + weeny
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined above
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“Teeny-weeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teeny-weeny. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
teeny-weeny
adjective
tee·ny-wee·ny
ˌtē-nē-ˈwē-nē
: tiny
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