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Meanings of niminy-piminy in anglès

Affectedly dainty or refined.

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        Examples for "dainty"
        Examples for "dainty"
        1
        Sweet and dainty were the damsels, alike in raiment and in face.
        French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
        2
        And a jade platter of dainty food calls for a million coins.
        Throne of Jade
        3
        It ripples in dainty dance, or tumbles down in cascades of joy.
        Spirit and Music
        4
        In the open doorway she shone, looking the smallest of dainty things.
        The Research Magnificent
        5
        He swung the dainty mite up in his arms and kissed her.
        The Jungle Girl
        1
        He saw Mzu, her small figure unmistakable in its prim business suit.
        The Neutronium Alchemist
        2
        The papers extended across the hall and into a prim, fleckless parlor.
        Anne of Avonlea
        3
        The house does not look so prim as it used to do.
        The Sea-Witch; Or, The African Quadroon: A Story of the Slave Co...
        4
        The small, prim, stylish mother looked quite regal in her aristocratic rage.
        The Mystery of Mary
        5
        There was a noticeable stiffening of the prim figure of Mrs. Gaston.
        The Prince of Graustark
        1
        The problem was, he'd never managed to master the perfect, mincing walk.
        Ruthless
        2
        Beside the Bishop rode the Prior of Emmet upon a mincing palfrey.
        The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
        3
        One officer superintended the mincing, another exercised a general supervision over all.
        The Cruise of the "Cachalot" Round the World After Sperm Whales
        4
        He spoke with the clipped, mincing utterance of the typical Prussian officer.
        The Man with the Clubfoot
        5
        There was a doubting, almost a resentful, tone in the mincing voice.
        What Timmy Did
        1
        Some of the shops were just a bit twee, I must admit.
        The Lost Continent
        2
        Think of it as positivity without the twee platitudes and motivational quotes.
        News.com.au
        3
        Auckland's queen bees of twee-pop haven't played much around these parts lately.
        Radio NZ
        4
        There was always this air of twee artifice pushing in on everything.
        The Lost Continent
        5
        With the twee, self-congratulatory filters it looked -well, twee and self-congratulatory
        Wired
        Usage of niminy-piminy in anglès
        1
        You're a brave lass for all your niminy-piminy lingo.
        The Refugees / A Tale of Two Continents
        2
        "Rawchester!" exclaimed Lady Montfort, "what, 'Niminy-Piminy'?"
        Endymion
        3
        "I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!"
        Little Women