eenyn.

/ˈiːni/

A nonsense word (also eny, eenee, eena) used in the first line of the most popular counting-out rhymes among children in Britain and the U.S.

1855 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. XI. 113/2 The Schoolboy Formula... Eeny, meeny, moany, mite... Eeny, meeny, tipty, te.

1883 W. W. Newell Games & Songs Amer. Children xiv. 199 Eny, meny, mony, mite.

1923 R. Kipling Land & Sea Tales 279 Eenee, Meenee, Mainee, Mo! Catch a nigger by the toe!

1944 H. G. Wells '42 to '44 199 However counting began, it is evident that from the first it produced a profound effect of mystery and magic upon the human mind. ‘Eena, meena, mina, mo’—they counted men out for definite purposes.

1958 A. Hackney Private Life xiii. 123 ‘It'll cost your government a bit more, about sixty thousand nicker more, which is a nice easy amount to divide into three. Eeny, meany, miney.’ He pointed daintily round the table.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

eenyadj.

Brit.

/ˈiːni/, U.S.

/ˈini/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: teeny adj.²

Etymology: Variant (with loss of the initial consonant) of teeny adj.² Compare earlier eeny-weeny adj.

colloquial.

Extremely small; tiny, minuscule, miniature. Also figurative: minor, insignificant.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small

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1933 ‘J. Bridie’ Sleeping Clergyman ii. iii. 36 I like to have something to remember my friends by... Just an eeny wee collar badge, or somep'n.

1993 Re: R.A.S gone to Hell? in rec.arts.startrek.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 28 Mar. They tend to freak out when a ‘minority’ opens their mouth to complain about one eeny thing.

2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 12 Oct. 16 Would you open your eyes just an eeny bit this time?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eeny
释义	eenyn. /ˈiːni/ A nonsense word (also eny, eenee, eena) used in the first line of the most popular counting-out rhymes among children in Britain and the U.S. Π 1855 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. XI. 113/2 The Schoolboy Formula... Eeny, meeny, moany, mite... Eeny, meeny, tipty, te. 1883 W. W. Newell Games & Songs Amer. Children xiv. 199 Eny, meny, mony, mite. 1923 R. Kipling Land & Sea Tales 279 Eenee, Meenee, Mainee, Mo! Catch a nigger by the toe! 1944 H. G. Wells '42 to '44 199 However counting began, it is evident that from the first it produced a profound effect of mystery and magic upon the human mind. ‘Eena, meena, mina, mo’—they counted men out for definite purposes. 1958 A. Hackney Private Life xiii. 123 ‘It'll cost your government a bit more, about sixty thousand nicker more, which is a nice easy amount to divide into three. Eeny, meany, miney.’ He pointed daintily round the table. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). eenyadj. Brit. /ˈiːni/, U.S. /ˈini/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: teeny adj.² Etymology: Variant (with loss of the initial consonant) of teeny adj.² Compare earlier eeny-weeny adj. colloquial. Extremely small; tiny, minuscule, miniature. Also figurative: minor, insignificant. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small tinea1400 little weea1525 undersmall?1527 little little1542 perpusil1598 tiny1598 punctual1605 minute1606 pygmya1616 exiguous1630 atomical1646 minutulous1651 puncticular1658 arenulous1664 myriate1665 minimal1666 minim1671 infinitesimal1733 minutissim1768 weeny1790 midgety1798 teeny1802 pinpoint1807 atomic1809 homuncular1822 minnow1824 weeshy1825 pinhead1835 finitesimal1836 homoeopathic1838 teeny-weeny1842 teenty1844 teenty-taunty1844 teeny-tiny1849 submolecular1854 teensy1856 super-compact1860 midget1865 ultramicroscopic1870 pilulous1871 teensy-weensy1872 tee-tiny1872 minuscule1878 smitchy1888 eeny-weeny1894 eensy-weensy1904 pygmean1904 ultramicroscopical1904 bitsy1905 bitty1905 totty1906 millimetric1909 miniscule1909 minuscular1911 insectual1912 micro1931 eeny1933 eensy1940 submicrogram1941 submillimetre1954 diddy1963 mini1963 micro-mini1967 1933 ‘J. Bridie’ Sleeping Clergyman ii. iii. 36 I like to have something to remember my friends by... Just an eeny wee collar badge, or somep'n. 1993 Re: R.A.S gone to Hell? in rec.arts.startrek.misc (Usenet newsgroup) 28 Mar. They tend to freak out when a ‘minority’ opens their mouth to complain about one eeny thing. 2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 12 Oct. 16 Would you open your eyes just an eeny bit this time? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855adj.1933
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