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
One thing that is the same is the steak dinner for the winners and beanie weenies for the losers.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
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
One thing that is the same is the steak dinner for the winners and beanie weenies for the losers.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024
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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By comparison, his romantic rival Archie (Devon Bostick) is a weirdo, but a more believable one, and Bostick’s banter with Ferreira has a specific kind of romantic chemistry common to hyperintelligent, socially awkward nerds.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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My brother was a poet, classics scholar, and charismatic leader of nerds who blossomed into a handsome surfer and then nosedived into schizophrenia and a life of unfiltered Camel cigarettes, caffeine, and antipsychotics.—
Kim Gordon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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And make no mistake — Taylor is the kind of pop geek who knows all these stories cold, so this is primed to be the biggest pop wedding of all.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Both men are charismatic movie stars who happen to share a secret film-geek disposition.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Weenie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weenie. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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