as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits
an inner-directed individual who could have cared less if others stuck the dreaded "weenie" label on him
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Recent Examples of weenie
How that might make some progressive weenies feel nervous?
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
Prior to the men’s competition, Miki Sudo won the women’s title, scarfing down a record-setting 51 weenies in 10 minutes, besting her year-ago victory by 11-and-a-half weenies.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 July 2024
Most grocery stores carry bags of these ready-to-eat cocktail weenies near the bacon and hot dogs.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
Check out some of the places in the Dallas area that don’t serve a wimpy weenie.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
Prior to the men’s competition, Miki Sudo won the women’s title, scarfing down a record-setting 51 weenies in 10 minutes, besting her year-ago victory by 11-and-a-half weenies.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 4 July 2024
Most grocery stores carry bags of these ready-to-eat cocktail weenies near the bacon and hot dogs.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
Check out some of the places in the Dallas area that don’t serve a wimpy weenie.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 July 2023
See All Example Sentences for weenie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weenie
Noun
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The movie asks an important question: what if nerds were horny enough to create a supermodel?—
Jordan Hoffman Updated,
EW.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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And finally, history nerds such as myself will probably think our new galleries featuring some of The Courier Journal's oldest photos from around Louisville are pretty cool.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 July 2025
Noun
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For the theater geeks, watch experimental shows at the Fringe Festival.—
Caroline Ritzie,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Some questions are for casual fans; others are strictly for the hardcore geeks.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2025
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“Weenie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weenie. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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