niminy-piminy
[ nim-uh-nee-pim-uh-nee ]
/ ˈnɪm ə niˈpɪm ə ni /
adjective
affectedly delicate or refined; mincing; effeminate: A niminy-piminy shyness makes frankness impossible.
Origin of niminy-piminy
1795–1805; rhyming compound; cf.
namby-pamby
OTHER WORDS FROM niminy-piminy
nim·i·ny-pim·i·ni·ness, noun nim·i·ny-pim·i·ny·ism, nounWords nearby niminy-piminy
nimby,
nimbyism,
nimeiry,
nimh,
nimiety,
niminy-piminy,
nimitz,
nimitz, admiral chester,
nimonic alloy,
nimps,
nimrod
Example sentences from the Web for niminy-piminy
Niminy-piminy, nim′i-ni-pim′i-ni, adj. affectedly fine or delicate.
British Dictionary definitions for niminy-piminy
niminy-piminy
/ (ˈnɪmɪnɪˈpɪmɪnɪ) /
adjective
excessively refined; prim
Word Origin for niminy-piminy
C19: imitative of a prim affected enunciation