tee-nincyadj.

Brit.

/tiːˈnʌɪn(t)si/, U.S.

/ˌtiˈnaɪn(t)si/

Forms:

α. 1800s tee-ninechy, 1900s– tee-ninchy.

β. 1900s– tee-nincy, 1900s– tee-ninecy, 1900s– tee-ninesy, 1900s– tee-ninsy.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: teensy adj.

Etymology: Apparently an extended form of teensy adj. Compare earlier tee-tiny adj. and later tee-niny adj. Compare also earlier teensy-weensy adj.

U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland).

Very tiny, very small. Cf. tee-niny adj., tee-tiny adj.

ΚΠ

1886 Southern Bivouac Feb. 527/1 Der wanh but one leetle, teeninechy place weh any body could squeeze een.

1910 K. T. Sharber Ann. of Ann 60 When I was right little and got tee-ninsy cards at Sunday-school I imagined Heaven looked like those cards.

1937 Z. N. Hurston Their Eyes were watching God vi. 115 You ain't gointuh gimme dat lil tee-ninchy piece fuh me and all mah chillun, is yuh?

1973 C. McCarthy Child of God 98 I'd say it would fit her unless she's just teeninecy.

2003 Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 15 Jan. c1/1 Is it me, or does everybody go a little crazy when the seven-day forecast has a tee-nincy little snowflake beside the day of the week?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tee-nincy
释义	tee-nincyadj. Brit. /tiːˈnʌɪn(t)si/, U.S. /ˌtiˈnaɪn(t)si/ Forms: α. 1800s tee-ninechy, 1900s– tee-ninchy. β. 1900s– tee-nincy, 1900s– tee-ninecy, 1900s– tee-ninesy, 1900s– tee-ninsy. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: teensy adj. Etymology: Apparently an extended form of teensy adj. Compare earlier tee-tiny adj. and later tee-niny adj. Compare also earlier teensy-weensy adj. U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland). Very tiny, very small. Cf. tee-niny adj., tee-tiny adj. ΚΠ 1886 Southern Bivouac Feb. 527/1 Der wanh but one leetle, teeninechy place weh any body could squeeze een. 1910 K. T. Sharber Ann. of Ann 60 When I was right little and got tee-ninsy cards at Sunday-school I imagined Heaven looked like those cards. 1937 Z. N. Hurston Their Eyes were watching God vi. 115 You ain't gointuh gimme dat lil tee-ninchy piece fuh me and all mah chillun, is yuh? 1973 C. McCarthy Child of God 98 I'd say it would fit her unless she's just teeninecy. 2003 Times-News (Burlington, N. Carolina) 15 Jan. c1/1 Is it me, or does everybody go a little crazy when the seven-day forecast has a tee-nincy little snowflake beside the day of the week? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1886
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