TWEENY

Etymology 1

Noun

tweeny (plural tweenies)

(tennis) A shot played between the legs; a tweener.

(now historical) A between-maid, or maidservant who helps the cook as well as the housemaid.

Etymology 2

Adjective

tweeny (comparative more tweeny, superlative most tweeny)

Characteristic of a typical tween (a child not quite old enough to be a teenager).

Source: Wiktionary



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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