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mimophants

mimophants is the plural of mimophant.

Meaning of mimophant

Noun

mimophant (plural mimophants)

  1. (uncommon) A person with extreme social self-centered double standards, especially about personal feelings.
    • Sunday, 16th June [1985]...Nico has invented a portmanteau word which applies to people like Garrett and Derek Hill, who are keenly sensitive about their own feelings while treading on the toes of others. It is ‘mimophant’. The mimosa is reputed to curl up when touched; the elephant - well!2003, James Lees-Milne, Beneath A Waning Moon; Diaries, 1985–1987, page 31

Questions about mimophants

What is mimophants the plural of?
Mimophants is the plural of mimophant.

Words near mimophants in the dictionary

  1. mimologics
  2. mimologist
  3. mimologists
  4. mimology
  5. mimophant
  6. mimophants
  7. mimosa
  8. mimosa salad
  9. mimosa salads
  10. mimosa webworm
  11. mimosa webworms

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