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Tinsy-winsy

What does "tinsy-winsy' mean?
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[nq:1]What does "tinsy-winsy' mean? Pawe³[/nq] Usually written as "teensy-weensy", it means "very tiny", as do "teeny-weeny" and "itsy-bitsy". Robin Hoddesdon, England

  • [nq:1]What does "tinsy-winsy' mean?
  • Pawe³[/nq] Usually written as "teensy-weensy", it means "very tiny", as do "teeny-weeny" and "itsy-bitsy".
  • Robin Hoddesdon, England
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[nq:1]What does "tinsy-winsy' mean? Pawe³[/nq]
Usually written as "teensy-weensy", it means "very tiny", as do "teeny-weeny" and "itsy-bitsy".

Robin
Hoddesdon, England
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[nq:2]What does "tinsy-winsy' mean? Pawe³[/nq]
[nq:1]Usually written as "teensy-weensy", it means "very tiny", as do "teeny-weeny" and "itsy-bitsy".[/nq]
As in "Yellow polka dot bikini"

Dave Fawthrop
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[nq:2]Usually written as "teensy-weensy", it means "very tiny", as do "teeny-weeny" and "itsy-bitsy".[/nq]
[nq:1]As in "Yellow polka dot bikini"[/nq]
"Eeny-weeny" is another variant, as is "eensy-weensy" or even "incey-wincey" (as in spider).

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