niminy-piminy

nim·i·ny-pim·i·ny

N0109600 (nĭm′ə-nē-pĭm′ə-nē)adj. Affectedly delicate or refined; mincing.

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[Perhaps alteration of namby-pamby.]

niminy-piminy

(ˈnɪmɪnɪˈpɪmɪnɪ) adjexcessively refined; prim[C19: imitative of a prim affected enunciation]

nim•i•ny-pim•i•ny

(ˈnɪm ə niˈpɪm ə ni)

adj. affectedly delicate or refined; mincing. [1795–1805; rhyming compound; compare namby -pamby]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

niminy-piminy - affectedly dainty or refined dainty, mincing, prim, tweerefined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"