MIMINY-PIMINY

Meaning of MIMINY-PIMINY in English

adj. overrefined, finical (cf. NIMINY-PIMINY & NAMBY-PAMBY).

Etymology: imit.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

MIMINY-PIMINY — |mimənē|pimənē adjective Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by mim ) of niminy-piminy : absurdly nice : ridiculously delicate a miminy-piminy … …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIMINY PIMINY — adj. absurdly delicate, excessively refined; fastidious, overly meticulous
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MIMINY-PIMINY — adj. overrefined, finical (cf. NIMINY-PIMINY & NAMBY-PAMBY). [imit.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIMINY-PIMINY — Function: adjective Synonyms: NICE 1, dainty, delicate, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, fussy, ||mincy, old-maidish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MIMINY-PIMINY — adjective Synonyms: nice 1, dainty, delicate, fastidious, finical, finicking, finicky, fussy, ||mincy, old-maidish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MIMINY-PIMINY — жеманный, аффектированный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MIMINY-PIMINY — a жеманный, аффектированный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MIMINY PIMINY — (a) аффектированный; жеманный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MIMINY-PIMINY — a жеманный, аффектированный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MIMINY-PIMINY — a жеманный, аффектированный
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MIMINY PIMINY — adj. жеманный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MIMINY PIMINY — adj. жеманный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MIMINY-PIMINY — жеманный, аффектированный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NIMINY-PIMINY — |nimənē|pimənē adjective Etymology: probably alteration of namby-pamby : miminy-piminy the … press is already too niminy-piminy, too nice altogether, too …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIMINY-PIMINY — adj. feeble, affected; lacking in vigour. [cf. MIMINY-PIMINY, NAMBY-PAMBY]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NIMINY-PIMINY — adj. feeble, affected; lacking in vigour. Etymology: cf. MIMINY-PIMINY, NAMBY-PAMBY
Oxford English vocab
NIMINY-PIMINY — adjective Etymology: probably alteration of namby-pamby Date: 1786 affectedly refined ; finicky
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NIMINY-PIMINY — — niminy-pimininess , n. — niminy-piminyism , n. /nim"euh nee pim"euh nee/ , adj. affectedly delicate or refined; mincing; effeminate: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NIMINY-PIMINY — adjective Etymology: probably alteration of namby-pamby Date: 1786 : affectedly refined : finicky
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIMINY-PIMINY — ■ adjective affectedly prim or refined. Origin C18: fanciful coinage; cf. namby-pamby .
Concise Oxford English vocab
NIMINY-PIMINY — [nim.i.ny-pim.i.ny] adj [prob. alter. of namby-pamby] (1786): affectedly refined: finicky
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIMINI-PIMINY — nimini-piminy, niminy-piminy BrE AmE ˌnɪm ən i ˈpɪm ən i ◂ -ɪn i ˈpɪm ɪn-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NIMINYPIMINY — adj. feeble, affected; lacking in vigour. [ cf. MIMINY-PIMINY, NAMBY-PAMBY ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRECIOUS — adj. Function: adjective 1 of such great value that a suitable price is hard to estimate FF1C; a precious twelfth …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PERSNICKETY — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: NICE 1, choosy, clerkish, fastidious, finicky, fussy, miminy-piminy, ||mincy, pernickety, picky
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PERNICKETY — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: NICE 1, choosy, clerkish, fastidious, finicky, fussy, miminy-piminy, ||mincy, persnickety, picky
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NIMINY-PIMINY — Function: adjective Synonyms: NICE 1, ||choicy, choosy, dainty, fastidious, finicky, fussy, particular, pernickety, precious
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NICE — adj. Function: adjective 1 having or displaying exacting standards FF1C; too nice about his food to like camp cooking FF1E; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MINCY — Function: adjective Synonyms: NICE 1, dainty, delicate, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, miminy-piminy, old-maidish, squeamish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PRECIOUS — adjective 1. of such great value that a suitable price is hard to estimate a precious twelfth century painting Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERSNICKETY — adjective Synonyms: nice 1, choosy, clerkish, fastidious, finicky, fussy, miminy-piminy, ||mincy, pernickety, picky
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PERNICKETY — adjective Synonyms: nice 1, choosy, clerkish, fastidious, finicky, fussy, miminy-piminy, ||mincy, persnickety, picky
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NIMINY-PIMINY — adjective Synonyms: nice 1, ||choicy, choosy, dainty, fastidious, finicky, fussy, particular, pernickety, precious
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NICE — adjective 1. having or displaying exacting standards too nice about his food to like camp cooking Synonyms: ||choicy, choosy, clerkish, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MINCY — adjective Synonyms: nice 1, dainty, delicate, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, miminy-piminy, old-maidish, squeamish
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
NIMINY-PIMINY — прил. жеманный, манерный, чопорный Syn : affected, mincing жеманный, манерный; чопорный (сленг) женоподобный; как девушка (о мужчине) niminy-piminy жеманный, чопорный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NIMINY-PIMINY — прил. жеманный, манерный, чопорный Syn : affected, mincing жеманный, манерный; чопорный (сленг) женоподобный; как девушка (о мужчине) niminy-piminy жеманный, чопорный, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NIMINY — adjective Etymology: by shortening : niminy-piminy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIMINYPIMINY — adj. overrefined, finical (cf. NIMINY-PIMINY & NAMBY-PAMBY). [ imit. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English vocab

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