mim

¹

[mim]

adjective

British Dialect.

1. primly modest or demure.

mīm

²

[meem]

noun

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

mim

/ mɪm /

adjective

1. dialect,  prim, modest, or demure

Word History and Origins

Origin of mim¹

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

Origin of mim²

From Arabic

Word History and Origins

Origin of mim¹

C17: perhaps imitative of lip-pursing