Definitions for niminy-piminyˈnɪm ə niˈpɪm ə ni

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

nim•i•ny-pim•i•nyˈnɪm ə niˈpɪm ə ni(adj.)

  1. affectedly delicate or refined; mincing.

Origin of niminy-piminy:

1795–1805; rhyming compound; cf. namby -pamby

Princeton's WordNet

  1. dainty, mincing, niminy-piminy, prim, twee(adj)

    affectedly dainty or refined


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