tweeny

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tweeny^¹

/ˈtwiːni/

Rhymes with -iːni

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From 'tween + -y.

noun tweenies

alternative Alternative spelling of tweenie
A shot played between the legs; a tweener.
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.’

tweeny^²

/ˈtwiːni/

Rhymes with -iːni

adjective tweenier · more tweeny · tweeniest · most tweeny

Characteristic of a typical tween (a child not quite old enough to be a teenager). throw the tweeniest, brattiest tantrum
Making movements similar to those of tweened animation.

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@misc{tweeny_2026,
  title = {tweeny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tweeny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}