niminy-piminy (Meaning)

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niminy-piminy (s)

affectedly dainty or refined

The niminy-piminy aristocrat's accent grated on the nerves of the commoners.
She had a niminy-piminy habit of fluttering her eyelashes and simpering.
Their niminy-piminy ways were unsuited for the harsh realities of life.
The niminy-piminy butler served tea with a flourish and a saccharine smile.
He spoke in a niminy-piminy tone, full of affected politeness and insincere flattery.
The niminy-piminy garden party was a riot of excessive decorum and empty gestures.
The niminy-piminy child refused to eat his vegetables, claiming they were "beneath his station."
The niminy-piminy perfume lingered in the air, leaving a trail of irritating sweetness.
Their niminy-piminy marriage was a sham, built on a foundation of superficiality and pretense.
She was a niminy-piminy gossip, spreading rumors with a delicate air of righteousness.

affectedly dainty or refined

finicky, exacting, hyperfastidious, ultrafastidious, choosy, discerning, finical, old-maidish, fastidious, prissy

loose, affable, lenient, flexible, low-pressure, flexible, relaxed, lenient, carefree, breezy

The niminy-piminy aristocrat's accent grated on the nerves of the commoners.

She had a niminy-piminy habit of fluttering her eyelashes and simpering.

Their niminy-piminy ways were unsuited for the harsh realities of life.

The niminy-piminy butler served tea with a flourish and a saccharine smile.