as in diminutive
a living thing much smaller than others of its kind
that particular species is the peewee of the salmon world
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Emilio Estevez as Gordon Bombay Emilio Estevez played Gordon Bombay; an attorney–turned– unwilling peewee hockey coach who led his team to victory against all odds.
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Helen Murphy, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
Eggs are graded by weight, from peewee to jumbo.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
Not even as a kid playing peewee football in Florida.
—Mark Long, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2022
The Cowboys linebacker took up the sport at the peewee level for the South Baton Rouge Jaguars in Louisiana.
—Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2022
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Helen Murphy, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
Eggs are graded by weight, from peewee to jumbo.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
Not even as a kid playing peewee football in Florida.
—Mark Long, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2022
The Cowboys linebacker took up the sport at the peewee level for the South Baton Rouge Jaguars in Louisiana.
—Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2022
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“Peewee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peewee. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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