Etymology

mini-me

Today it means: A person who is a miniature, but otherwise identical, version of a particular person. Full definition →

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The story

From mini- + me, later popularised by the name of a character in the comedy spy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).

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