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wee | whee |

As an adjective wee

is small, little.

As a noun wee

is urine.

As a verb wee

is to urinate.

As an interjection whee is

an expression of pleasure or enjoyment.

wee

English

(wikipedia wee)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (15c).

Adjective

(er)
  • (Scotland, Northern Ireland, North England, NZ) Small, little.
  • * 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 73:
    • I had not seen a wee' boy do it like that before. He was ' weer than me and his swimming was just like splashing about.
    You looked a little cold so I lit a wee fire.

    References

    * Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (-)
  • (colloquial, uncountable) urine
  • (colloquial) An act of urination.
    • to have a wee
    Synonyms
    * wee wee * See also * See also

    Verb

  • (colloquial) To urinate.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Anagrams

    * * English terms with homophones English terms with unknown etymologies ----

    whee

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (childish) An expression of pleasure or enjoyment.
  • * 2001 , Ricardo L Garcia, Coal camp days: a boy's remembrance?
    • She twisted the rubber band extra tight. Sure enough, the tractor spun off much faster. Whee ! She really liked to see it go fast on the living room floor.
  • * 2009 , Phil and Kaja Foglio, Girl Genius, Volume 9 , p. 81:
    • It'll be a secret! Whee !

    Synonyms

    * (childish expression of enjoyment) whoopee, yay, yeah, yippee