as in tiny
very small in size
the newborn kittens were teensy-weensy and adorable
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Recent Examples of teensy-weensy
The track features Weyes Blood, and was previously performed for a teensy-weensy audience at The Echo in Los Angeles.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 May 2026
Those chic, teensy-weensy braids were the work of Evalyn Denis, a fellow Florida native and versatile hair stylist now based in Los Angeles.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
This 12-hour-wear brow pencil creates teensy-weensy lines to mimic your brow’s natural hair color and thickness without creating a boxy look to them.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025
Miss Manners would think that neither teensy-weensy cups nor stemware would be good candidates, but that would also depend on the condition of the ladlers.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 May 2026
Those chic, teensy-weensy braids were the work of Evalyn Denis, a fellow Florida native and versatile hair stylist now based in Los Angeles.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
This 12-hour-wear brow pencil creates teensy-weensy lines to mimic your brow’s natural hair color and thickness without creating a boxy look to them.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025
Miss Manners would think that neither teensy-weensy cups nor stemware would be good candidates, but that would also depend on the condition of the ladlers.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teensy-weensy
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One new study looked at how the coloring of microplastics – the tiny bits of plastics found everywhere from our rivers to our brains – may actually be helping increase temperatures.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The lab didn't take DNA samples from each fish, which can be done by clipping off a tiny bit of one fin.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Laptops at this price range are as basic as can be, maybe not in features or software, but in hardware and specs, with minuscule amounts of RAM and weak, underpowered processors.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Those figures, combined with much more existential climate crises like extreme weather, pollution and food insecurity, make eliminating a tour’s worth of plastic feel minuscule.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Teensy-weensy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teensy-weensy. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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