weenies

plural of weenie
as in nerds
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 weenies That was for liberals and other lily-livered, do-goody weenies—losers like you and me. — James Wolcott, Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026 The sausage rolls, known commonly as pigs in a blanket, were packaged as a dozen Parker House Rolls stuffed with cocktail weenies. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026 López-Alt shared a recipe from a Kentucky friend who puts cocktail weenies in a slow cooker with a cup of ketchup, a cup of brown sugar, and a cup of bourbon before a party. — Dianna Douglas, NPR, 28 June 2026 The men on this album are, to put it plainly, weenies. — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 1 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weenies
Noun
  • The problem is when the self-importance of festival political activism crosses wires with these horror nerds.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Today’s Theme This crossword is a tribute to Scrabble, another beloved pastime of word nerds.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In recent weeks, a number of states have been winning multibillion-dollar settlements from the computer geeks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Sure, something interesting might eventually happen, but no one outside of a few Canadian space geeks was paying much attention.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Weenies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weenies. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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