niminy-piminy
Excessive primness; affected delicacy; mincingnessExcessive primness; affected delicacy; mincingness
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Excessive primness; affected delicacy; mincingness
(uncountable)One who acts in an excessively prim manner
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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