tweener

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English

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Etymology

tween +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tweener (plural tweeners)

  1. (sports) A person who plays at two positions, not good enough at either to be restricted to it.
  2. (tennis) A shot that is hit between the legs.
  3. (informal) A tweenager
  4. (computing) A computing device that is smaller than a traditional laptop, but larger than a PDA.
  5. (professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who is neutral or morally ambiguous; neither a face nor a heel, or showing no favoritism to either allegiance.
  6. (cinematography) A person, machine or piece of software that performs tweening.
  7. (informal) A film that falls between two genres (and thus may not be easily marketed).