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niminy-priminy

niminy-priminy is the alternative form of niminy-piminy.

Meaning of niminy-piminy

Adjective

niminy-piminy (comparative more niminy-piminy, superlative most niminy-piminy)

  1. Overtly or excessively prim.
    • "I detest rude, unlady-like girls." "I hate affected, niminy piminy chits."1868, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

See all 3 meanings of niminy-piminy

Forms of niminy-priminy

comparativemore niminy-priminy
superlativemost niminy-priminy

Origin of niminy-priminy

Probably influenced by prim.

Questions about niminy-priminy

What is niminy-priminy the alternative form of?
Niminy-priminy is the alternative form of niminy-piminy.

Words near niminy-priminy in the dictionary

  1. nimieties
  2. nimiety
  3. Nimigea
  4. nimini-pimini
  5. niminy-piminy
  6. niminy-priminy
  7. nimious
  8. nimiously
  9. nimisin
  10. nimite
  11. Nimitz

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