"minnit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minnits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} minnit (plural minnits)
  1. (nonstandard or eye dialect) minute Tags: nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
    Sense id: en-minnit-en-noun-KM3SDq8T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English eye dialect

Inflected forms

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