weet-weet

noun

The common European sandpiper.

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Meanings

nounweet-weet (plural weet-weets)

plural weet-weets

  1. UKdialectalobsoleteThe common European sandpiper.
  2. UKdialectalobsoleteThe chaffinch.

Origin

So called from its piping cry when disturbed.

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APA

weet-weet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weet-weet

MLA

“weet-weet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weet-weet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weet-weet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weet-weet.

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