meemawn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːmɔː/, U.S.

/ˈmiˌmɔ/,

/ˈmiˌmɑ/

Forms: 1700s meamua, 1800s– meemaw, 1800s– mee-maw, 1800s– meemo, 1800s– mee-mo, 1800s– memaw, 1800s– memo.

Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymon: mim adj.

Etymology: Probably imitative. Compare mim adj., mum n.¹

English regional (chiefly northern). Now rare.

A. n.

1. A grimace, an affectation; an affected manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun]

affectation1548

affection1570

phantastry1656

stilt1735

fal-lal1775

coxcombality1785

meemaw1790

posture-making1797

attitudinarianism1803

attitudinizing1812

piminy1819

stiltishness1824

niminy-piminyism1840

gyvera1866

notion1866

attitudinization1871

effectism1871

jam1882

chichi1908

poncing1969

pseudery1972

1790 A. Wheeler Westmorland Dial. 74 Went en meaad sum meamuas ta his maister.

1857 J. T. Staton Bobby Shuttle 47 Not at that lilt-un-goo-furrud sort uv a meemaw [sc. of a polka].

1868 E. Waugh Sneck-bant ii They'n to mony meemaws abeawt 'em for me.

1898 B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 100 Ther's memo i' eaten, an' walken. It's a complaint amang young fooak.

2. A trifle, an ornament; something of little value.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

gnatc1000

ball play?c1225

smalla1250

triflec1290

fly1297

child's gamec1380

motec1390

mitec1400

child's playc1405

trufferyc1429

toyc1450

curiosity1474

fly-winga1500

neither mass nor matins1528

boys' play1538

nugament1543

knack?1544

fable1552

nincety-fincety1566

mouse1584

molehill1590

coot1594

scoff1594

nidgery1611

pin matter1611

triviality1611

minuity1612

feathera1616

fillip1621

rattle1622

fiddlesticka1625

apex1625

rush candle1628

punctilio1631

rushlight1635

notchet1637

peppercorn1638

petty John1640

emptiness1646

fool-fangle1647

nonny-no1652

crepundian1655

fly-biting1659

pushpin1660

whinny-whanny1673

whiffle1680

straw1692

two and a plack1692

fiddle1695

trivial1715

barley-strawa1721

nothingism1742

curse1763

nihility1765

minutia1782

bee's knee1797

minutiae1797

niff-naff1808

playwork1824

floccinaucity1829

trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

nonsensical1842

meemaw1862

infinitesimality1867

pinfall1868

fidfad1875

flummadiddle1882

quantité négligeable1885

quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood Gloss. 358 Shoo's more memaws about her an' eniff.

1899 Manch. City News 30 Dec. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) These offerings of shreds and patches are what the West Yorkmen call memaws—trifles of a personal character, yet each meaning much, like the widow's mite.

3. A simpleton, a fool.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe

foola1382

woodcockc1430

geckc1530

cousinc1555

cokes1567

milch cow1582

gudgeon1584

coney1591

martin1591

gull1594

plover1599

rook1600

gull-finch1604

cheatee1615

goata1616

whirligig1624

chouse1649

coll1657

cully1664

bubble1668

lamb1668

Simple Simon?1673

mouth1680

dupe1681

cull1698

bub1699

game1699

muggins1705

colour1707

milk cow1727

flat1762

gulpin1802

slob1810

gaggee1819

sucker1838

hoaxee1840

softie1850

foozle1860

lemon1863

juggins1882

yob1886

patsy1889

yapc1894

fall guy1895

fruit1895

meemaw1895

easy mark1896

lobster1896

mark1896

wise guy1896

come-on1897

pushover1907

John1908

schnookle1908

Gretchen1913

jug1914

schnook1920

soft touch1924

prospect1931

steamer1932

punter1934

dill1941

Joe Soap1943

possum1945

Moreton Bay1953

easy touch1959

1895 New Weekly 26 Jan. 7/1 He allus had th' happy knick-knack o' not apeerin' sich a mee-maw as he semt.

B. adj.

Affected, prim.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective]

streiche?a1513

fustian1523

nipping1568

fashionative1584

affected1598

affectate1599

affecting1600

snufflinga1640

whalebone1801

stiltish1824

stilty1845

posturing1851

greenery-yallery1881

mee-mawing1886

meemaw1898

faisandé1912

twee1956

nerdy1960

pseud1962

pseudo1964

1898 B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 100 That's memo talkin'.

1902 B. Kirkby in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 77 [Westmorland] She's a lal prood memo thing.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meemaw
释义	meemawn.adj. Brit. /ˈmiːmɔː/, U.S. /ˈmiˌmɔ/, /ˈmiˌmɑ/ Forms: 1700s meamua, 1800s– meemaw, 1800s– mee-maw, 1800s– meemo, 1800s– mee-mo, 1800s– memaw, 1800s– memo. Origin: Probably an imitative or expressive formation. Etymon: mim adj. Etymology: Probably imitative. Compare mim adj., mum n.¹ English regional (chiefly northern). Now rare. A. n. 1. A grimace, an affectation; an affected manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] affectation1548 affection1570 phantastry1656 stilt1735 fal-lal1775 coxcombality1785 meemaw1790 posture-making1797 attitudinarianism1803 attitudinizing1812 piminy1819 stiltishness1824 niminy-piminyism1840 gyvera1866 notion1866 attitudinization1871 effectism1871 jam1882 chichi1908 poncing1969 pseudery1972 1790 A. Wheeler Westmorland Dial. 74 Went en meaad sum meamuas ta his maister. 1857 J. T. Staton Bobby Shuttle 47 Not at that lilt-un-goo-furrud sort uv a meemaw [sc. of a polka]. 1868 E. Waugh Sneck-bant ii They'n to mony meemaws abeawt 'em for me. 1898 B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 100 Ther's memo i' eaten, an' walken. It's a complaint amang young fooak. 2. A trifle, an ornament; something of little value. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood Gloss. 358 Shoo's more memaws about her an' eniff. 1899 Manch. City News 30 Dec. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) These offerings of shreds and patches are what the West Yorkmen call memaws—trifles of a personal character, yet each meaning much, like the widow's mite. 3. A simpleton, a fool. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] > gullible person, dupe foola1382 woodcockc1430 geckc1530 cousinc1555 cokes1567 milch cow1582 gudgeon1584 coney1591 martin1591 gull1594 plover1599 rook1600 gull-finch1604 cheatee1615 goata1616 whirligig1624 chouse1649 coll1657 cully1664 bubble1668 lamb1668 Simple Simon?1673 mouth1680 dupe1681 cull1698 bub1699 game1699 muggins1705 colour1707 milk cow1727 flat1762 gulpin1802 slob1810 gaggee1819 sucker1838 hoaxee1840 softie1850 foozle1860 lemon1863 juggins1882 yob1886 patsy1889 yapc1894 fall guy1895 fruit1895 meemaw1895 easy mark1896 lobster1896 mark1896 wise guy1896 come-on1897 pushover1907 John1908 schnookle1908 Gretchen1913 jug1914 schnook1920 soft touch1924 prospect1931 steamer1932 punter1934 dill1941 Joe Soap1943 possum1945 Moreton Bay1953 easy touch1959 1895 New Weekly 26 Jan. 7/1 He allus had th' happy knick-knack o' not apeerin' sich a mee-maw as he semt. B. adj. Affected, prim. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] streiche?a1513 fustian1523 nipping1568 fashionative1584 affected1598 affectate1599 affecting1600 snufflinga1640 whalebone1801 stiltish1824 stilty1845 posturing1851 greenery-yallery1881 mee-mawing1886 meemaw1898 faisandé1912 twee1956 nerdy1960 pseud1962 pseudo1964 1898 B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 100 That's memo talkin'. 1902 B. Kirkby in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 77 [Westmorland] She's a lal prood memo thing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : mee-mawv. < n.adj.1790 see also
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meemawn.adj.

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