NIMINY-PIMINY


Meaning of NIMINY-PIMINY in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .