English Reference
Idiom idiom

teensy weensy


Alternative spelling of teensy-weensy.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“There is a teensy weensy spider on the wall.”

CONTEXTUAL

“I only need a teensy weensy bit of sugar in my coffee, please.”

COMPLEX

“Despite the grand scale of the project, he noticed a teensy weensy error that threatened to ruin the entire design.”


Last updated August 10, 2026