Eeny
Origin 1
Possibly from teeny weeny
Full definition of eeny
Adjective
eeny
- (informal) minusculeCan you put an eeny bit of mustard on my hot dog?
Synonyms
- itsy bitsy, itty, teeny weeny, tiny, teeny, bitty
Adverb
eeny
- (informal) In a very small way.
- 1999, Joe Klein, Woody Guthrie: A Life, page 35Then they would go back to the gang house—Woody named it the Eeny House because it was so small ....
- 2003, Craig Lucas, "Reckless", in Reckless and Other Plays, page 54... and weep and moan and scream every little eeny orgasm.
- 2004, Stephen Bayley, "Car culture: Why a MINI is better than a Porsche", Daily Telegraph, 14/08/2004The interior is, perhaps, an eeny bit tricksy, but has worn surprisingly well over nearly four years and did not really need the light refreshment it has received in the Cabrio
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Adverb
eeny
- (dialect) With most, almostHe eeny most had enough to eat.
- (dialect) OnlyHe's eeny just come home.