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
The men on this album are, to put it plainly, weenies.
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Molly Mary O’Brien,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
After a lengthy and spirited discussion about beans and weenies being served (Jason’s idea), Travis Kelce shared his thoughts.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
There’s no lingering strolls and window shopping, at least not for these weenie California girls.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
For weight weenies, a more expensive jacket means less space taken up in the pack while providing similar warmth as a heavier, less expensive model.
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Maggie Slepian,
Outside,
13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weenie
Molly Mary O’Brien,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
After a lengthy and spirited discussion about beans and weenies being served (Jason’s idea), Travis Kelce shared his thoughts.
—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
There’s no lingering strolls and window shopping, at least not for these weenie California girls.
—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
For weight weenies, a more expensive jacket means less space taken up in the pack while providing similar warmth as a heavier, less expensive model.
—
Maggie Slepian,
Outside,
13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for weenie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weenie
Noun
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In the film, the villain is not the Harvard nerds who initially shun Elle, but the ex-boyfriend who never saw her as anything more than a cardboard cutout of a girl with blonde hair and big boobs.
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Hunter Pence, a nerd at heart, spent money from his first paycheck to buy himself a gaming computer to play World of Warcraft.
Noun
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The weekend-afternoon sales events became a phenomenon, drawing crowds to marvel at his wide-ranging tastes — not just hardcore music geeks or bibliophiles, but appreciators of New York cultural lore.
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By now, however, most know him as the lovable, cello-playing geek Leonard Hofstadter who married the pretty blonde waitress.
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“Weenie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weenie. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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