Tweeny

//ˈtwiːni// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of tweenie. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A shot played between the legs; a tweener.
  3. 3
    A between-maid. colloquial, historical

    "‘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.’"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of a typical tween (a child not quite old enough to be a teenager).

    "throw the tweeniest, brattiest tantrum"

Example

More examples

"‘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.’"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From 'tween + -y.

Etymology 2

From tween + -y.

Related phrases

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