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Veny vs Eeny - What's the difference?

veny | eeny |

As a noun veny

is a strike or blow.

As an adjective eeny is

minuscule.

As an adverb eeny is

in a very small way.

veny

English

Noun

(venies)
  • (fencing) A strike or blow.
  • *, I.47:
  • *:It is not, as at Fence, where the number of venies [tr. (touches)] given, gets the victorie: So long as the enemie is on foot, a man is newly to begin.
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    eeny

    English

    Etymology 1

    Possibly from teeny weeny

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (informal) minuscule
    • Can you put an eeny bit of mustard on my hot dog?
    Synonyms
    * itsy bitsy, itty, teeny weeny, tiny, teeny, bitty

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (informal) In a very small way.
  • * 1999 , Joe Klein, Woody Guthrie: A Life , page 35
    • Then they would go back to the gang house—Woody named it the Eeny House because it was so small [...].
  • * 2003 , Craig Lucas, "Reckless", in Reckless and Other Plays , page 54
    • ... and weep and moan and scream every little eeny orgasm.
  • * 2004 , Stephen Bayley, "Car culture: Why a MINI is better than a Porsche", Daily Telegraph , 14/08/2004
    • The interior is, perhaps, an eeny bit tricksy, but has worn surprisingly well over nearly four years and did not really need the light refreshment it has received in the Cabrio

    Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (British, dialect) Holey, cellular.

    • Etymology 3

    (en)

    Adjective

    (-)

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (dialect) With most, almost
    • He eeny most had enough to eat.
  • (dialect) Only
    • He's eeny just come home.

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