mim

[mim]

adjective British Dialect.

primly modest or demure.

Origin of mim

1670–80; perhaps blend of mum¹ and prim¹

mīm

[meem]

noun

the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of mīm

From Arabic

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Examples from the Web for mim

Historical Examples

I thought he wouldn't keep us up so late, two nights running, mim.
Barnaby Rudge
Charles Dickens
You was always glad to see people in spirits, wasn't you, mim?
Barnaby Rudge
Charles Dickens
Though there an't such a great deal to laugh at now either; is there, mim?
Barnaby Rudge
Charles Dickens
And you always did your best to keep 'em cheerful, didn't you, mim?
Barnaby Rudge
Charles Dickens
Maidens should be mim till they're married, and then they may burn kirks.
The Proverbs of Scotland
Alexander Hislop

British Dictionary definitions for mim

mim

adjective

dialect prim, modest, or demure

Word Origin

C17: perhaps imitative of lip-pursing

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mīm

Origin of mīm

Examples from the Web for mim

Historical Examples

I thought he wouldn't keep us up so late, two nights running, mim.

You was always glad to see people in spirits, wasn't you, mim?

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

And you always did your best to keep 'em cheerful, didn't you, mim?

Maidens should be mim till they're married, and then they may burn kirks.

mim

Word Origin

Origin of mim