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tweeny

/ˈtwiːni/

tweeny noun: a shot played between the legs; a tweener. Also the alternative spelling of tweenie.

Noun

tweeny (plural tweenies)

  1. A shot played between the legs; a tweener.
  2. (colloquial, historical) A between-maid.
    • ‘You subscribed,’ Valentine said, ‘to purchase his library and presented it to his wife…who had nothing to eat but what my wages as a tweeny maid got for her.’1926, Ford Madox Ford, A Man Could Stand Up— (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 540
    • Madame Eskimoff's tweeny had brought out tea and a gâteau, as well as a twelve-year-old Speyside malt and glasses.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 259

Adjective

tweeny (comparative tweenier or more tweeny, superlative tweeniest or most tweeny)

  1. Characteristic of a typical tween (a child not quite old enough to be a teenager).
    • throw the tweeniest, brattiest tantrum2012 November 23, Andrew Hussie, Homestuck, archived from the original on 21 May 2022
  2. Making movements similar to those of tweened animation.

Also used as

tweeny is also the alternative spelling of tweenie.

Forms of tweeny

Noun
pluraltweenies
Adjective
comparativetweenier
comparativemore tweeny
superlativetweeniest
superlativemost tweeny

Origin of tweeny

From 'tween + -y.

From tween + -y.

Words that rhyme with tweeny

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Questions about tweeny

What does tweeny mean?
Tweeny means a shot played between the legs; a tweener.
What part of speech is tweeny?
Tweeny can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce tweeny?
Tweeny is pronounced /ˈtwiːni/.
What is the plural of tweeny?
The plural of tweeny is tweenies.

Words near tweeny in the dictionary

  1. tweenlight
  2. tweenness
  3. tweenpreneur
  4. tweenpreneurs
  5. tweens
  6. tweeny
  7. tweenybopper
  8. tweenyboppers
  9. tweep
  10. tweeped
  11. tweeping

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