Wee

[wee]

A short time

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A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.

Noun
a short time; "bide a wee"

Verb
eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"

Adjective S.
very early; "the wee hours of the morning"

Adjective S.
(used informally) very small; "a wee tot"

n.
A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.

a.
Very small; little.

Wee

Wee , n. [OE. we a bit, in a little we, probably originally meaning, a little way, the word we for wei being later taken as synonymous with little. See Way.] A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance. [Obs. or Scot.]

Wee

Wee, a. Very small; little. [Colloq. & Scot.]

A little wee face, with a little yellow beard.

A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance.

Very small; little.

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Usage Examples

It's odd, because I used to see pictures, on telly or wherever, of what I now know to be Shaftesbury Avenue and I used to wonder what that amazing street with all the lights was. Well, now I know. I think when you get a wee taste of something, it maybe isn't what you thought it was.

I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

This is the great thing about Northern Ireland. I walk down the street and people stop me and say things like, 'I know you. You're that wee golfer, aren't you?' I say, 'Yeah, that's me.' They say, 'Keep it up, wee man.' It's very funny and that's why I want to stay here as long as possible.

What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.

Some of those more out-there jokes were written in the wee hours of the morning. Somehow, they remained funny the next day.