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peewee

英 ['piːwiː] 美 ['piwi]
  • n. (美口)矮小的人或东西;小东西;美洲小燕(等于pewee)
  • adj. 矮小的

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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.

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