tweener

  1. Noun.  (sports) A person who plays at two positions, not good enough at either to be restricted to it.
  2. Noun.  (tennis) A shot that is hit between the legs. It was first popularized by Frenchman Yannick Noah.
  3. Noun.  (computing) A computing device that is smaller than a traditional laptop, but larger than a PDA.
  4. Noun.  (context, professional wrestling) A professional wrestler who is neutral or morally ambiguous; neither a face nor a heel, or showing no favoritism to either allegiance.
  5. Noun.  (context, cinematography) A person, machine or piece of software that performs tweening.
  6. Noun.  (context, cinema) A film that isn't very marketable because it's in between two genres.

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