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pewee.

Any of various tyrant flycatchers of the genus Contopus.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpi.wi/
  1. Any of various tyrant flycatchers of the genus Contopus.

    countable
  2. A woodcock.

    US · countable · dialectal
  3. An American version of the children's game gilli-danda.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Imitative of the vocalisations of various birds. For the passerine, originally imitative of the vocalisations of the eastern wood pewee, later extended to other members of the same genus.

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