Tweeny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtwiːni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tweeny is a noun meaning (tennis) A shot played between the legs; a tweener.
Meaning
(tennis) A shot played between the legs; a tweener.
More Meanings
- (colloquial, now historical) A between-maid.
- Characteristic of a typical tween (a child not quite old enough to be a teenager).
- Alternative spelling of tweenie.
Example Sentences
throw the tweeniest, brattiest tantrum
Madame Eskimoff's tweeny had brought out tea and a gâteau, as well as a twelve-year-old Speyside malt and glasses.
‘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.’
Word Forms
- tweenies
- tweenier
- tweeniest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tweenie, tweener, stop, tenniser, teniquoits, two-hander.
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