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Meaning of niminy-piminy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. excessive primness; affected delicacy; mincingness
    uncountable
  2. one who acts in an excessively prim manner
    uncountable

Examples

“"I was," she said, "but I didn’t stay." Her nose was shiny and her hair was bedraggled. "If I had been penned in with that niminy-piminy any longer I'd have broken down the door to get out."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

nimisin nimite Nimitz Nimmegen nimmer Nimmitabel

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