manini

American  

[muh-nee-nee] / məˈni ni /

adjective

Hawaii.

1. small; insignificant.

2. stingy.

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Etymology

Origin of manini

< Hawaiian (slang): stingy

Example Sentences

“Although there is war, in my impression I don’t feel any kind of tension,” said David Manini, a pilgrim from Italy.

From Seattle Times

There is a tiny fish in Hawaii that locals call manini, the Hawaiian definition for small or insignificant.

From Los Angeles Times

In this tournament, however, adopting Manini's new adventurous style of play they won their first two games 3-0 against Turkey and Switzerland blowing both teams away with vibrant performances full of attacking intent.

From BBC

Paula Manini, former director of the Trinidad History Museum, voiced the same sentiment to NPR in a piece that aired shortly after Biber’s death: “You know that Western attitude … what you do is your business, what I do is mine, and that’s it.”

From Los Angeles Times

At Mount Sinai Hospital one day in June, during Zucker’s grand rounds there, Chanie Sternberg and Corinna Manini, the chief medical officer at Refuah, gave a presentation to an auditorium of physicians about the so-called motivational-interview technique, a less combative and less condescending way of fielding patients’ concerns and presenting the justifications for vaccines.

From The New Yorker