adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   tiny childish, informal

   "There's only a teensy chance that I'll be able to make your party, as I'm up to my eyeballs in work."

Adjective

1. 1
   (used informally) little or tiny wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

teensy weensybittiebittyincy wincyincy wincyitsy bitsy

Example

More examples

"There's only a teensy chance that I'll be able to make your party, as I'm up to my eyeballs in work."

Etymology

Baby-talk alteration of teeny, from tiny, probably modelled after itsy, itsy-bitsy, etc.; see -sy.

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