weenies

wee·nie

[wee-nee]
noun
1.
Informal. a wiener.
2.
Slang. penis.
3.
Slang. an insignificant, disliked person.
Also, weeny, wienie.

Origin:
wien(er) + -ie; (def 3) probably influenced by or continuous with weeny small child, noun use of weeny tiny (see wee, teeny-weeny)

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wee·ny

[wee-nee] Informal.
noun, plural wee·nies.
1.
weenie.
adjective, wee·ni·er, wee·ni·est.
2.
tiny; very small: Give me just the weeniest little piece, please.
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weeny or weensy (ˈwiːnɪ, ˈwiːnzɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj , -nier, -niest, -sier, -siest
informal very small; tiny
 
[C18: from wee1 with the ending -ny as in tiny]
 
weensy or weensy
 
—adj
 
[C18: from wee1 with the ending -ny as in tiny]

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Word Origin & History

weenie
"frankfurter," 1906, with slang sense of "penis" following soon after, from Ger. wienerwurst "Vienna sausage" (see wiener). Meaning "ineffectual person" is 1963; pejorative sense via penis shape, or perhaps from weenie in the sense of "small" (see wee).
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weenie definition


and wienie
  1. n.
    a stupid and inept male. : Tell that stupid weenie to get himself over here and get back to work.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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