- a variation of minnie.
minny
1 Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of minny
Perhaps *min ( Old English myne minnow) + -y 2
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But lang may her minny look o'er the wa', And lang may she seek i' the greenwood shaw; Lang the Laird of Duneira blame, And lang, lang greet or Kilmeny come hame.
From Hildegarde's Holiday a story for girls by Bruce, Josephine
"What think ye, minny?" she cried, as she held up her hands.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII by Wilson, John Mackay
“Have ye minny of me unshaved sons aboard?”
From Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea by Overend, William Heysham
I'll gamble a whole moonth's pa-ay That it will be minny an' minny a da-ay Befoore Sup'rintindint—that's Flannigan— Gits a whack at this very same sin agin.
From Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform by Fulton, Robert I.
I'll gamble a whole month's pa-ay That it will be minny an' minny a da-ay Befoore Sup'rintindint—that's Flannigan— Gits a whack at this very same sin ag'in.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
As congestion chaos fears and security debacle woes dominate at home, the world's media salivate as Britons conform to type – emerging as a bunch of moaning minnies.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2012
And his calming presence helped repair relations with the Conservative government, which had branded the organisation "moaning minnies", when he took over as president in 1984.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2010
Wilson has heatedly denounced "the defeatist cries, the moaning minnies, the wet editorials," but he seems unable to halt his rapid slide.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her spectacular shots touched off polite patters of applause, but more often she "sold the farm," i.e., left setups for Crane, or flubbed "minnies," i.e., easy shots.
From Time Magazine Archive
Maybe there's old worms or minnies from yesterday left on the pier.
From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell
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