Meaning of Minnesota nice | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A style of pleasantness, courtesy, cooperation, and helpfulness associated with Minnesota culture; a form of Northern Plains charm.
   US, uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of Minnesota nice
   US, alt-of, uncountable

Examples

“Dr. Gibson called me in part because she knew I like⟳ to provoke, tickle⟳, and prod. She knew I would respond⟳ yes, with Minnesota Nice, but what she really was after was my [...] New Yorker attitude...”

“Having lived in the open⟳ land⟳ of southwest Minnesota for more than thirty years, I have⟳ learned the limits of Minnesota nice.”

“Minge (pronounced with a hard G) is close⟳ to a personification of "Minnesota nice," the quiet cheerfulness and pleasantness which permeates much of life in […] much of its politics.”

“each moment draining sweat⟳ that pools around in a tradition of politeness— disturbed here now by swarms of gnats—some natives call⟳ "minnesota nice"”

“The natives joked about Minnesota Nice, and outsiders called it conformity, but civility was in fact the norm and any rip in its fabric a vice.”

“People who like⟳ one another often go along with one another's ideas to keep⟳ everyone happy. In Minnesota, people often call⟳ this "Minnesota nice." The intent is not to hurt⟳ anyone's feelings.”

“Dr. Gibson called me in part because she knew I like⟳ to provoke, tickle⟳, and prod. She knew I would respond⟳ yes, with Minnesota Nice, but what she really was after was my [...] New Yorker attitude...”

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