mim

[ mim ]

adjectiveBritish Dialect.
  1. primly modest or demure.

Origin of mim

1
1670–80; perhaps blend of mum1 and prim1

Other definitions for mīm (2 of 2)

mīm
[ meem ]

noun
  1. the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of mīm

2
From Arabic

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British Dictionary definitions for mim

mim

/ (mɪm) /


adjective
  1. dialect prim, modest, or demure

Origin of mim

1
C17: perhaps imitative of lip-pursing

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