meenie

Eeny's rhyming partner

Meenie is a nonsense word that exists almost exclusively in the children's counting rhyme "eeny, meeny, miny, moe," used to make random selections.

It has no independent meaning outside this phrase.

Occasionally appears in meanie, meenie as a playful spelling variant of meanie.

rhyme

eenie

Nonsense counting word

  • mineyNonsense counting term
  • tigerLarge striped Asian feline
  • toeFoot's small digit

counting · nursery · chant · singsong · recitation · schoolyard · playground · verse · cadence · rhythm

selection

choosing

Selecting from alternatives

chance · fate · luck · pointer · countdown · decision · arbitrary · whim · tiebreaker · lottery

childhood

innocence

Freedom from wrongdoing

kindergarten · recess · memories · youth · playmates · simplicity · carefree · make-believe

exclusion

out

Not present here

ostracize · shun · sideline · snub · left out · odd one out · scapegoat · targeted · singled out

Phrases
Family

meanie, meanies, eeny

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G