"incy wincy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more incy wincy [comparative], most incy wincy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} incy wincy (comparative more incy wincy, superlative most incy wincy)
  1. (childish, informal) Very small. Tags: childish, informal Synonyms: itsy bitsy, teeny weeny Related terms: eensy
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          "ref": "1995, A. S. Byatt, Alan Hollinghurst, New writing, Volume 4:",
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          "ref": "1998, Alison Kelly, Man about the House:",
          "text": "Fourteen incy-wincy pearl buttons that needed to be pushed through a presumably corresponding number of loops. By him.",
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          "ref": "2007, The Bulletin, volumes 6559-6566:",
          "text": "There's an incy wincy amount of fruit sweetness, but chill it down and it drinks tremendously.",
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