† piminyn.adj.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: miminy-piminy n., niminy-piminy adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably shortened < either miminy-piminy n. or niminy-piminy adj. O.E.D. Suppl.(1982) gives the pronunciation as (pi·mini) /ˈpɪmɪnɪ/.

Obsolete.

†A. n.

Perhaps: something expressive of affectation or vanity.Apparently an isolated use.

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

1819 J. Keats Let. 22 Sept. (1958) II. 175 Poor thing she little thinks how she is..making her nose quite a piminy.

†B. adj.

= niminy-piminy adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

minikin1545

mincing1560

miniard1584

finical1592

minic1598

nice-mouthed1618

finitive1640

finicking1661

minical1668

precious1712

précieuse1785

niminy-piminy1786

pershittie1808

miminy-piminy1815

finicky1825

nimpy-pimpy1825

niminy1878

too-tooa1884

piminy1890

précieux1891

piss-elegant1941

1890 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors xi, in Fortn. Rev. Dec. 965 Here was this cur..whineing his niminy note from his piminy nob.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

piminyint.

Brit.

/ˈpɪmᵻni/, U.S.

/ˈpɪmᵻni/

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Jiminy n.

Etymology: Probably an alteration of Jiminy n.

U.S.

Expressing surprise or joy. Cf. Jiminy n.

ΚΠ

1912 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 23 Jan. 4/4 Jumping piminy, wat a hevy trunk.

1937 I. Gershwin Sing of Spring in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 271/3 The shepherd, free at last, Sings ‘Piminy mo!’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piminy
释义	† piminyn.adj. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: miminy-piminy n., niminy-piminy adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably shortened < either miminy-piminy n. or niminy-piminy adj. O.E.D. Suppl.(1982) gives the pronunciation as (pi·mini) /ˈpɪmɪnɪ/. Obsolete. †A. n. Perhaps: something expressive of affectation or vanity.Apparently an isolated use. 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 1819 J. Keats Let. 22 Sept. (1958) II. 175 Poor thing she little thinks how she is..making her nose quite a piminy. †B. adj. = niminy-piminy adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affecting delicacy minikin1545 mincing1560 miniard1584 finical1592 minic1598 nice-mouthed1618 finitive1640 finicking1661 minical1668 precious1712 précieuse1785 niminy-piminy1786 pershittie1808 miminy-piminy1815 finicky1825 nimpy-pimpy1825 niminy1878 too-tooa1884 piminy1890 précieux1891 piss-elegant1941 1890 G. Meredith One of our Conquerors xi, in Fortn. Rev. Dec. 965 Here was this cur..whineing his niminy note from his piminy nob. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2019). piminyint. Brit. /ˈpɪmᵻni/, U.S. /ˈpɪmᵻni/ Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Jiminy n. Etymology: Probably an alteration of Jiminy n. U.S. Expressing surprise or joy. Cf. Jiminy n. ΚΠ 1912 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 23 Jan. 4/4 Jumping piminy, wat a hevy trunk. 1937 I. Gershwin Sing of Spring in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 271/3 The shepherd, free at last, Sings ‘Piminy mo!’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1819int.1912
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