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nim·i·ny-pim·i·ny (n

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adj.

Affectedly delicate or refined; mincing.

[Perhaps alteration of namby-pamby.]

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niminy-piminy

niminy-piminy - affectedly dainty or refined

dainty, mincing, prim, twee

refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

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