tweenern.

Brit.

/ˈtwiːnə/, U.S.

/ˈtwinər/

Forms: 1900s– 'tweener, 1900s– tweener.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: 'tween prep., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < 'tween prep. + -er suffix¹. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier tween n.², and slightly later tweenager n.; compare also earlier in-betweener n. at in-between n. and adj. Derivatives and the following:1942 N.Y. Times 27 Nov. 19 (caption) First party dress... For the in-'tweeners.1946 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 23 June 17 (advt.) Half sizes for you in 'tweeners.

Chiefly U.S.

a. A person or thing regarded as falling between two recognized categories or types.

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1948 Southeast Economist (Chicago) 18 Mar. 3/7 (advt.) Too warm for a snow suit, too cool for no surf, just right for the Klad-ezee Tweener!

1990 Boston Phoenix 27 Apr. a3/1 The National..[is] an awkward 'tweener. Is it a weekly sports magazine or a compendium of the daily box scores?

1994 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 140/2 Depression Babies, like Bob, are tweeners, a bridge generation.

2004 P. Biskind Down & Dirty Pictures x. 323 He began picking films that were tweeners, halfway between indies and the studios.

b. Sport (chiefly Basketball and American Football). A player whose (physical) characteristics do not match those typically required to play in any one particular position.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > types of player

centre1893

guard1897

ball-handler1912

rebound man1922

rebounder1926

dunker1942

point1960

point guard1969

role-player1977

tweener1978

1978 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 28 Mar. 25/1 Jackie can't shake the label of a 'tweener, a player lost in no-man's land between a small forward and a big guard.

1991 Sports Illustr. 14 Jan. 69/2 The callous Darwinism of the NBA has weeded out many a ‘tweener’ of Pierce's size (small for the frontcourt) and speed (slow for the backcourt).

1996 H. Owen Answers to Lucky vi. 57 He spent two years in the minor leagues, but he was a 'tweener. He wasn't quick enough for shortstop and couldn't hit well enough to play first base, so he never got past Class A.

2006 St. Petersburg Times (Florida) (Nexis) 29 Apr. 6 c He's an NFL tweener, too small to be effective as a linemen and inexperienced as a linebacker.

2. = tween n.²

ΚΠ

1948 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 3 Sept. 25/6 Tweeners..fall in the natural junior high school division. They have their own afternoon dances and other activities.

1971 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 23 Sept. 22/7 Rock and pizza parties for tweeners and for teens.

2002 Time 24 June 68 Stitch sticks his tongue into his nose..to keep the tweeners giggling.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tweener
释义	tweenern. Brit. /ˈtwiːnə/, U.S. /ˈtwinər/ Forms: 1900s– 'tweener, 1900s– tweener. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: 'tween prep., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < 'tween prep. + -er suffix¹. With sense 2 compare slightly earlier tween n.², and slightly later tweenager n.; compare also earlier in-betweener n. at in-between n. and adj. Derivatives and the following:1942 N.Y. Times 27 Nov. 19 (caption) First party dress... For the in-'tweeners.1946 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 23 June 17 (advt.) Half sizes for you in 'tweeners. Chiefly U.S. 1. a. A person or thing regarded as falling between two recognized categories or types. ΚΠ 1948 Southeast Economist (Chicago) 18 Mar. 3/7 (advt.) Too warm for a snow suit, too cool for no surf, just right for the Klad-ezee Tweener! 1990 Boston Phoenix 27 Apr. a3/1 The National..[is] an awkward 'tweener. Is it a weekly sports magazine or a compendium of the daily box scores? 1994 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 140/2 Depression Babies, like Bob, are tweeners, a bridge generation. 2004 P. Biskind Down & Dirty Pictures x. 323 He began picking films that were tweeners, halfway between indies and the studios. b. Sport (chiefly Basketball and American Football). A player whose (physical) characteristics do not match those typically required to play in any one particular position. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > basketball > [noun] > types of player centre1893 guard1897 ball-handler1912 rebound man1922 rebounder1926 dunker1942 point1960 point guard1969 role-player1977 tweener1978 1978 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 28 Mar. 25/1 Jackie can't shake the label of a 'tweener, a player lost in no-man's land between a small forward and a big guard. 1991 Sports Illustr. 14 Jan. 69/2 The callous Darwinism of the NBA has weeded out many a ‘tweener’ of Pierce's size (small for the frontcourt) and speed (slow for the backcourt). 1996 H. Owen Answers to Lucky vi. 57 He spent two years in the minor leagues, but he was a 'tweener. He wasn't quick enough for shortstop and couldn't hit well enough to play first base, so he never got past Class A. 2006 St. Petersburg Times (Florida) (Nexis) 29 Apr. 6 c He's an NFL tweener, too small to be effective as a linemen and inexperienced as a linebacker. 2. = tween n.² ΚΠ 1948 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 3 Sept. 25/6 Tweeners..fall in the natural junior high school division. They have their own afternoon dances and other activities. 1971 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 23 Sept. 22/7 Rock and pizza parties for tweeners and for teens. 2002 Time 24 June 68 Stitch sticks his tongue into his nose..to keep the tweeners giggling. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948
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