"niminy-piminy" meaning in All languages combined

See niminy-piminy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more niminy-piminy [comparative], most niminy-piminy [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} niminy-piminy (comparative more niminy-piminy, superlative most niminy-piminy)
  1. overtly or excessively prim
    Sense id: en-niminy-piminy-en-adj-d3aF6V~O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nimini-pimini, miminy-piminy, niminy-priminy

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} niminy-piminy (uncountable)
  1. affected delicacy; mincingness Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-niminy-piminy-en-noun-RMltChjh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nimini-pimini, miminy-piminy, niminy-priminy

Alternative forms

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