Mimping (noun)
mim-ping
Affectedly dainty behaviour, primness: Speaking in a prissy manner, usually with pursed lips.
First used in the mid eighteenth century and attributed to David Garrick (1717–1779), actor and playwright mimping has fallen out of use and is now considered archaic.
Example sentences
“To watch them mimping about you’d never believe these were accomplished boxers.”
“His mimping overwhelms anything the man has to say; I cannot help but compare his mouth to a cat’s behind.”
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