WEENIE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

weenie

noun

ˈwē-nē

Definition of weenie

as in nerd

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 weenie And if mixing in the occasional pizza night or pickleball game with your old-school weenie roasts and stargazing sessions gets more folks out of the house and into the fresh air? — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026 The men on this album are, to put it plainly, weenies. — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026 After a lengthy and spirited discussion about beans and weenies being served (Jason’s idea), Travis Kelce shared his thoughts. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026 There’s no lingering strolls and window shopping, at least not for these weenie California girls. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for weenie

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Noun

The iPhone has been the same for so long that being forced to come up with little moves and tricks and ways to think about holding the Duo is a gadget nerd thrill.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Harbach is a gifted observer of undergraduates, their pathos and their comedy, but his Westish is a gentle and perhaps too-good-natured institution, where even the jocks are nerds.

— B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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For movie geeks everywhere, this has been the question since Kubrick’s death in 1999.

— Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
The Lucca Comics chief speaks to Variety about pulling out all the stops to celebrate the crossover between different forms of geek culture, in particular between movies and video games.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

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