nimshi

English

Noun

nimshi (plural nimshis)

  1. Alternative form of nimshy (“a fool”)
    • 1877, Lippincott's Magazine, volume 20, page 594:
      "Is it at the house or church?"
      "I didn't think to find out," returns he.
      "Well, you are a nimshi!" declares she.
    • 1910, Alice Brown, John Winterbourne's Family, page 64:
      “Come in here before you let those nimshis scuttle you.”
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