mini

1. not comparableMiniature, tiny, small.

plural minis

1. abbreviationAbbreviation of miniskirt.

   All Normal Catholic Schoolgirls had creative ways of sluttifying our pure-as-the-driven-snow required attire. […] Most important is rolling your skirt so that it is a virtual mini […]

   2010, Donna Freitas, The Possibilities of Sainthood

2. abbreviationdatedAbbreviation of minicomputer.

   Micros will move upwards to where they have the same power and speed as today's minis.

   1975 June 25, Computerworld, page 20

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   Time sharing will be done by the mini because time sharing (the bulk of which is simple text editing) is the wrong thing to do on a maxi and the right thing on a mini.

   1976, E. Salkovitz, “Science, Technology, and the Modern Navy: Thirtieth Anniversary, 1946-1976”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), United States. Office of Naval Research, page 474

3. abbreviationroleplaying games; board games; roleplaying games; board gamesAbbreviation of miniature (“small figurine of a character”).

   You can add to the realism by painting your minis accurately.

4. informalchoreographyA very young dancer.
5. A small bottle of perfume.

   In addition to decants, minis, and used bottles of vintage, perfume nips are a fun way to try out vintage, and they seem to be all over the Internet.

   2013, Barbara Herman, Scent and Subversion: Decoding a Century of Provocative Perfume, page 261

plural Minis

1. A surname from Italian

plural Minis

1. A model of mini-compact car, originally built by BMC in the United Kingdom, and later by BMW.