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teenie

teenie noun: a sixteenth of a dollar, a unit in which stocks could formerly be traded. Also the alternative spelling of teeny.

Noun

teenie (plural teenies)

  1. (informal) A sixteenth of a dollar, a unit in which stocks could formerly be traded.

Also used as

teenie is also the alternative spelling of teeny.

Forms of teenie

pluralteenies

Origin of teenie

From sixteen + -ie.

From teen + -ie or a clipping of teeniebopper.

Phrases with teenie

Questions about teenie

What does teenie mean?
Teenie means a sixteenth of a dollar, a unit in which stocks could formerly be traded.
What part of speech is teenie?
Teenie is a noun.
What is the plural of teenie?
The plural of teenie is teenies.

Words near teenie in the dictionary

  1. teener
  2. teeners
  3. teenful
  4. teenhood
  5. teenhoods
  6. teenie
  7. teenie bopper
  8. teenie boppers
  9. teenie-bopper
  10. teenie-boppers
  11. teeniebopper

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