eeny
See also: É-ÉNy
English
editPronunciation
editAudio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːni
Etymology 1
editPossibly from teeny weeny.
Adjective
editeeny (not comparable)
- (informal) minuscule
- Can you put an eeny bit of mustard on my hot dog?
- 1999, Joe Klein, Woody Guthrie: A Life, page 35:
- Then they would go back to the gang house—Woody named it the Eeny House because it was so small [...].
- 2003, Craig Lucas, “Reckless”, in Reckless and Other Plays, page 54:
- ... and weep and moan and scream every little eeny orgasm.
- 2004 August 14, Stephen Bayley, “Car culture: Why a MINI is better than a Porsche”, in Daily Telegraph:
- The interior is, perhaps, an eeny bit tricksy, but has worn surprisingly well over nearly four years and did not really need the light refreshment it has received in the Cabrio
Synonyms
edit- itsy bitsy, itty, teeny weeny, tiny, teeny, bitty
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
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Adjective
editeeny (not comparable)
Etymology 3
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Adjective
editeeny (not comparable)
Adverb
editeeny (not comparable)
- (dialect) With most, almost
- He eeny most had enough to eat.
- (dialect) Only
- He's eeny just come home.
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