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Niminy-piminy

Part of speech: Adjective, noun

Sense 1 (Adjective): Affectedly dainty or elegant in manners or speech; mincingly refined.

Example sentence: She spoke in a niminy-piminy manner, carefully choosing her words with an air of over-refinement.

Sense 2 (Noun): A person who is excessively concerned with trivial matters or displays affected refinement.

Example sentence: The meeting was dominated by a bunch of niminy-piminies arguing over inconsequential details.

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