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niminy-piminy (nim′ə nē pim′ə nē)

adjective

fussily dainty or refined; mincing

Etymology: imitative of mincing speech

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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