Definitions
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- noun sports A person who plays at two positions, not good enough at either to be restricted to it.
- noun tennis A shot that is hit between the legs. It was first popularized by Frenchman Yannick Noah.
- noun computing A computing device that is smaller than a traditional
laptop , but larger than aPDA - noun professional wrestling slang A
professional wrestler who is neutral or morally ambiguous; neither aface nor aheel , or showing nofavoritism to either allegiance. - noun cinematography A person, machine or piece of
software that performstweening - noun film A film that isn't very marketable because it's in between two genres.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"We kind of look at the minis as what we call a tweener product," he said.
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"We kind of look at the minis as what we call a tweener product," he said.
iTnews Australia 2009
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"We kind of look at the minis as what we call a tweener product," he said.
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"We were in what I call a tweener stage," Meadows says, referring to the basketball term for when a player isn't fast enough to be a point guard but isn't strong enough to be a power forward -- in other words, the worst of both worlds.
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That's where the Titans drafted Kearse in 1999, taking a chance on someone called a tweener and seen more as a physical freak than polished product.
Brownsville Herald : By KRISTIE RIEKEN 2010
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That's where the Titans drafted Kearse in 1999, taking a chance on someone called a tweener and seen more as a physical freak than polished product.
Brownsville Herald : By KRISTIE RIEKEN 2010
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That's where the Titans drafted Kearse in 1999, taking a chance on someone called a tweener and seen more as a physical freak than polished product.
Brownsville Herald : By KRISTIE RIEKEN 2010
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That's where the Titans drafted Kearse in 1999, taking a chance on someone called a tweener and seen more as a physical freak than polished product.
Brownsville Herald : By KRISTIE RIEKEN 2010
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Federer successfully pulled off the shot - also known as a "tweener" - at the previous two U.S.
WATCH: Federer Lights Up Opponent With Through-The-Legs Winner AP/The Huffington Post 2011
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Federer successfully pulled off the shot - also known as a "tweener" - at the previous two U.S.
WATCH: Federer Lights Up Opponent With Through-The-Legs Winner AP/The Huffington Post 2011
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