tinchy-winchy

adjective

Very small; tiny; minuscule.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. slangVery small; tiny; minuscule.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:tinchy-winchy.

Origin

From tinchy, with w-reduplication. Compare teeny-weeny.

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APA

tinchy-winchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinchy-winchy

MLA

“tinchy-winchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinchy-winchy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tinchy-winchy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tinchy-winchy.

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