mim

¹ American  

[mim] / mɪm /

adjective

British Dialect.

1. primly modest or demure.

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mīm ² American  

[meem] / mim /

noun

1. the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

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mim British  

/ mɪm /

adjective

1. dialect prim, modest, or demure

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Etymology

Origin of mim¹

1670–80; perhaps blend of mum ¹ and prim ¹

Origin of mīm²

From Arabic

Example Sentences

The term meme originates from the Greek root mim, meaning “mime” or “mimic,” and the English suffix -eme.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Though there an't such a great deal to laugh at now either; is there, mim?

From Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty by Dickens, Charles

It's always better to be humble!" and added aloud, with a fine-lady drawl,— "No, mim; it's not the style I've been subject to.

From Prudy Keeping House by May, Sophie

Though as she thocht she didna speak, An' lookit unco mim an' meek, Yet blythe was she wi' Rab to cleek In marriage, wi' the care o't.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

Every little bone in Miggs's throat and neck developed itself with a spitefulness quite alarming, as she replied, 'Yes, mim, I will.'

From Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty by Dickens, Charles