Definitions
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- adjective UK, dialect
Holey ,cellular . - adjective
Eye dialect spelling ofany . - adverb dialect With most, almost
- adverb dialect Only
- adjective informal
minuscule - adverb informal In a very small way.
Etymologies
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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They are surprisingly dangerous, I believe the world's 2nd most dangerous animal based on number of human killings per year, however if you stay out of their way, don't go swimming / canoeing in the hippo invested water or stand in their way, I believe there are more scary things to consider, such as eeny weeny little buzzing mosquitoes and apparent hijacks / muggings in Nairobi aka "Nairobbery" (although, touch wood, I haven't experienced these either)!
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I looked at the books and went eeny, meeny, miny, moe and picked the one we could do without at the time.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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I thought they just pulled their names out of a hat or played eeny, meeny, miny, moe to choose.
Think Progress » Steele on serving as RNC chair: God has ‘placed me here for a reason.’ 2010
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I looked at the books and went eeny, meeny, miny, moe and picked the one we could do without at the time.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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But why on earth would you assume that victims are chosen by the “eeny-meeny-miney-moe” methodology, when basic logic and an understanding of physics would suggest that a victim who has a significant size/strength disadvantage makes for a least-risk target?
The Volokh Conspiracy » More on “Weight Classes” for Prison Inmates 2010
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Eeny meeny miny mo, catch a trougher by the toe, if she squeals then let her go, eeny meeny miny mo.
Home Secretary Admits Expenses Error Dungeekin 2009
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I looked at the books and went eeny, meeny, miny, moe and picked the one we could do without at the time.
Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011
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Same with yogurt with a dozen cherries -- forget about the eeny weeny bit of fruit soaked with sugar they put on the bottom.
Rob Kall: Change is a Bowl of Cherries... With a Pitter 2010
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Over the course of the album, Cosentino posits herself as a slacker-stoner-loser-loner with the eeny-weeniest of attention spans.
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Over the course of the album, Cosentino posits herself as a slacker-stoner-loser-loner with the eeny-weeniest of attention spans.
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