niminy-piminy
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3ADJ.
longer, strong
NIMINY-PIMINY + NOUN
i'd
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
adj
overtly or excessively prim
"I detest rude, unlady-like girls." "I hate affected, niminy piminy chits."
Inside were many fine pictures, not in the niminy-piminy manner, but strong, full-coloured, and just.
noun
excessive primness; affected delicacy; mincingness
one who acts in an excessively prim manner
"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."
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4"I detest rude, unlady-like girls." "I hate affected, niminy piminy chits."
WiktionaryInside were many fine pictures, not in the niminy-piminy manner, but strong, full-coloured, and just.
WiktionaryYou pinheaded, pretentious, pompous, egotistical, niminy-piminy-
Wiktionary"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."
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