weakie

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Clipping of weakfish + -ie. ==== Noun ==== weakie (plural weakies) (US, colloquial) A weakfish. === Etymology 2 === From weak +‎ -ie. ==== Noun ==== weakie (plural weakies) (originally US, now chiefly Australia, slang) A weak, unreliable or mediocre person or thing; a weakling. (especially chess and poker, rare) An unskilled player. Synonyms: (chess) patzer, (chess) woodpusher === See also === === References === “weakie n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. “weakie, n.1”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “weakie, n.2”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.