peewee

pronunciation

How to pronounce peewee in British English: UK ['pi:wi:]word uk audio image

How to pronounce peewee in American English: US ['piwi] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    disparaging terms for small people
    small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America

Word Origin

peewee (adj.)
1877, "small, tiny, for children," a dialect word, possibly a varied reduplication of wee. Attested earlier (1848) as a noun meaning "a small marble." (Baseball Hall-of-Famer Harold "Peewee" Reese got his nickname because he was a marbles champion before he became a Dodgers shortstop.) As a type of bird (variously applied on different continents) it is attested from 1886, imitative of a bird cry.

Example

1. L 'll get you anyway , peewee !
2. And what about these goddamn ghost cranes that keep helping peewee out ?

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