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tweenie

tweenie noun: a child who is not quite old enough to be a teenager; a tweenager. Also the alternative spelling of tweeny.

Noun

tweenie (plural tweenies)

  1. (informal) A child who is not quite old enough to be a teenager; a tweenager.
  2. A shot that is hit between the legs; a tweener.
  3. (slang) A 650-watt fresnel motion picture lighting instrument first manufactured by the Mole-Richardson Company.

Also used as

tweenie is also the alternative spelling of tweeny.

Synonyms of tweenie

Forms of tweenie

pluraltweenies

Questions about tweenie

What does tweenie mean?
Tweenie means a child who is not quite old enough to be a teenager; a tweenager.
What part of speech is tweenie?
Tweenie is a noun.
What is the plural of tweenie?
The plural of tweenie is tweenies.

Words near tweenie in the dictionary

  1. tweener
  2. tweeners
  3. tweeness
  4. tweenesses
  5. tweenhood
  6. tweenie
  7. tweenies
  8. tweeniest
  9. tweenification
  10. tweening
  11. tweenings

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