simi-dimin.

Brit.

/ˈsɪmɪdɪmi/, U.S.

/ˈsɪmiˌdɪmi/, Caribbean English /ˈsimiˌdimi/

Forms: 1900s– seemeedeemee, 1900s– simi-dimi, 1900s– simidimee, 1900s– simmy-dimmy.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad).

Elaborate or meaningless ritual; superstition; mumbo-jumbo. Also: fuss, rigmarole.

ΚΠ

1970 M. Hodge Crick Crack, Monkey xvi. 86 I would have to go and pack..for the wedding... ‘That coolie affair?.. You have nothing to do in that simmy-dimmy.’

1985 C. David Folklore of Carriacou Gloss. 51 Simi dimi, exaggerated fuss.

1989 Equality Oct. 4/2 Come, man, you can't compare Hinduism with modern Christianity. Why! it's so many years l've wasted behind all that hullaballo and simidimi.

2007 Current Anthropol. 48 660/2 Simi-dimi includes jumbies (ghosts), lagahoos (werewolves), soucouyants (succubi), and the forces of obeah (magical practices using supernatural powers).

2016 @PimpetteLala 27 Sept. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Dreading taking out my nose ring because I hate all the simi dimi in putting it back in.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	simi-dimi
释义	simi-dimin. Brit. /ˈsɪmɪdɪmi/, U.S. /ˈsɪmiˌdɪmi/, Caribbean English /ˈsimiˌdimi/ Forms: 1900s– seemeedeemee, 1900s– simi-dimi, 1900s– simidimee, 1900s– simmy-dimmy. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad). Elaborate or meaningless ritual; superstition; mumbo-jumbo. Also: fuss, rigmarole. ΚΠ 1970 M. Hodge Crick Crack, Monkey xvi. 86 I would have to go and pack..for the wedding... ‘That coolie affair?.. You have nothing to do in that simmy-dimmy.’ 1985 C. David Folklore of Carriacou Gloss. 51 Simi dimi, exaggerated fuss. 1989 Equality Oct. 4/2 Come, man, you can't compare Hinduism with modern Christianity. Why! it's so many years l've wasted behind all that hullaballo and simidimi. 2007 Current Anthropol. 48 660/2 Simi-dimi includes jumbies (ghosts), lagahoos (werewolves), soucouyants (succubi), and the forces of obeah (magical practices using supernatural powers). 2016 @PimpetteLala 27 Sept. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Dreading taking out my nose ring because I hate all the simi dimi in putting it back in. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970
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