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niminy-piminy
adjective
[ ˌnɪmɪnɪˈpɪmɪni ]
• affectedly prim or refined.
• "she had a niminy-piminy ladylike air"
Origin:
late 18th century: fanciful coinage; compare with namby-pamby.