mim

[ mim ]

/ mɪm /

adjective British Dialect.

primly modest or demure.

Nearby words

miltown, milwaukee, milwaukeean, milwaukie, milyukov, mim, mimamsa, mimas, mimba, mimbar, mime

Origin of mim

1670–80; perhaps blend of mum¹ and prim¹

Definition for mim (2 of 2)

mīm

[ meem ]

/ mim /

noun

the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of mīm

From Arabic

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Examples from the Web for mim

Mim′icker; Mim′icry, act of mimicking: an imitative resemblance in one animal to another or to some inanimate object.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Maidens should be mim till they're married, and then they may burn kirks.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop
Mim's sons dance, but the central tree takes fire at the resounding Giallar-horn.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson|Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Sh, auntie, do you mean to tell me that Mim—Miss Harrison cares for me?
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories|Paul Laurence Dunbar

Excuse me, mim, but the coachman says shall he wait any longer?
The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces|John Kendrick Bangs

British Dictionary definitions for mim

mim

/ (mɪm) /

adjective

dialect prim, modest, or demure

Word Origin for mim

C17: perhaps imitative of lip-pursing

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