quinta-feira, 2 de fevereiro de 2012

Word of the Day: Wee


wee: pequenino, minúsculo, pouco, muito cedo. (Inglaterra: xixi - usado para crianças)
Synonyms:  atomic, bitsy, bitty, infinitesimal, itty-bitty (ou itsy-bitsy), little bitty, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), miniature, minuscule
“…the cigarettes and booze flowed until the wee hours of the morning.”(Newsweek, November 01, 2011)
“…holding out small glasses shaped like hurricane lampshades for short shots of whiskey from the U.S. and Ireland and wee samples...” (Newsweek, November 12, 2006 )

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