Etymology

weeny

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Today it means: Minuscule; tiny. Full definition →

German wiener
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weeny · adjective1

Possibly imitative from teeny weeny, or from wee + -y

weeny · noun2

  1. German · derived fromwiener“of Vienna”
  2. English todayweeny

From German wiener (“of Vienna”). The penis term is from its resemblance to a wiener, sometimes thought of as small by influence from teeny weeny.

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