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Topic: FOOD DISH

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: wiener

weenie

 noun
     
wee‧nie [countable] American English informal
1DFF a type of sausage [= wiener, hot dog]:
a weenie roast
2 someone who is weak, afraid, or stupid - used especially by children [= wimp]
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