teensy-weensy
very small
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
For the last century or so, the planet has gone through very TEENSY-WEENSY warming trends followed by very teensy-weensy cooling trends followed by very teensy-weensy warming trends, every 30 years or so.
(The New York Sun)
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But the Dow Jones industrial average can stand proudly on that TEENSY-WEENSY gain because that puts it way ahead of the other major indexes so far this year...
(The Dallas Morning News)
(The New York Sun)
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But the Dow Jones industrial average can stand proudly on that TEENSY-WEENSY gain because that puts it way ahead of the other major indexes so far this year...
(The Dallas Morning News)
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teensy-weensy
adjective (informal)
- tiny
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Teensy-weensy is one of the many rhyming phrases in English. It stems from "tiny" and "wee", both of which are adjectives that mean very small. One of the most well-known uses is in the children's rhyme "Teensy-Weensy Spider":
Teensy weensy spider
Crawled up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
Teensy weensy spider climbed up the spout again
This rhyme is also sung with "itsy-bitsy" instead of "teensy-weensy". The following is a sample of other rhyming phrases and their meanings:
fuddy-duddy = a person who is old-fashioned and conservative
hanky-panky = secret behaviour, particularly romantic
mumbo-jumbo = meaningless or senseless language or talking
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SYNONYMS
itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, pee-wee, teeny-weeny
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I take just a teensy-weensy bit of sugar in my tea."
adjective (informal)
- tiny
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Teensy-weensy is one of the many rhyming phrases in English. It stems from "tiny" and "wee", both of which are adjectives that mean very small. One of the most well-known uses is in the children's rhyme "Teensy-Weensy Spider":
Teensy weensy spider
Crawled up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
Teensy weensy spider climbed up the spout again
This rhyme is also sung with "itsy-bitsy" instead of "teensy-weensy". The following is a sample of other rhyming phrases and their meanings:
fuddy-duddy = a person who is old-fashioned and conservative
hanky-panky = secret behaviour, particularly romantic
mumbo-jumbo = meaningless or senseless language or talking
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SYNONYMS
itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, pee-wee, teeny-weeny
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I take just a teensy-weensy bit of sugar in my tea."
