† nimpy-pimpyadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Probably: = niminy-piminy adj.
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minikin1545
mincing1560
miniard1584
finical1592
minic1598
nice-mouthed1618
finitive1640
finicking1661
minical1668
precious1712
précieuse1785
niminy-piminy1786
pershittie1808
miminy-piminy1815
finicky1825
nimpy-pimpy1825
niminy1878
too-tooa1884
piminy1890
précieux1891
piss-elegant1941
1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 256 Confound your nimpy-pimpy lass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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adj.1825- magnifiable
- magnific
- magnifical
- magnifically
- magnificat
- magnificat at matins
- magnificate
- magnification
- magnifications
- magnificative
- magnificats
- magnificence
- magnificences
- magnificency
- magnificent
- magnificent bird of paradise
- magnificent frigate bird
- magnificent fruit dove
- magnificent fruit pigeon
- magnificent rifle bird
- magnificent scallop
- magnificent spider
- magnificent-looking
- magnificential
- magnificentlooking