niminy piminy
1niminy-piminy — niminy pimininess, n. niminy piminyism, n. /nim euh nee pim euh nee/, adj. affectedly delicate or refined; mincing; effeminate: A niminy piminy shyness makes frankness impossible. [1795 1805; rhyming compound; cf. NAMBY PAMBY] * * * …
2niminy-piminy — [nim′ə nē pim′ə nē] adj. [imitative of mincing speech] fussily dainty or refined; mincing …
3niminy-piminy — adj. feeble, affected; lacking in vigour. Etymology: cf. MIMINY PIMINY, NAMBY PAMBY …
4niminy-piminy — adjective Etymology: probably alteration of namby pamby Date: 1786 affectedly refined ; finicky …
5niminy-piminy — adjective affectedly prim or refined. Origin C18: fanciful coinage; cf. namby pamby …
6niminy-piminy — nim•i•ny pim•i•ny [[t]ˈnɪm ə niˈpɪm ə ni[/t]] adj. affectedly delicate or refined; mincing • Etymology: 1795–1805; rhyming compound; cf. namby pamby …
7niminy-piminy — /nɪməni ˈpɪməni/ (say nimuhnee pimuhnee) adjective mincing; affectedly nice or refined. {imitative of a mincing utterance} …
8niminy — adjective Etymology: by shortening : niminy piminy …
9miminy-piminy — adj. overrefined, finical (cf. NIMINY PIMINY & NAMBY PAMBY). Etymology: imit …
10mincing — adj 1.(of gait, speech, behavior, etc.) dainty, overdainty, precious, sweet, effeminate, feminine, womanish, girlish, sissyish, sissy, pussyfooting, namby pamby, niminy piminy, Sl. cutesy; dandified, dandyish, foppish, coxcombic, coxcombical;… …
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