minicab

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noun

A small car used as a taxi (rather than a traditional black cab).

Similar
gypsy cab
OriginEnglish cab ← Italian miniatura →
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Meanings

nounminicab (plural minicabs)

plural minicabs

  1. UKoriginallyA small car used as a taxi (rather than a traditional black cab).
  2. UKSynonym of gypsy cab, an unlicensed taxi.

    Synonyms: gypsy cab

verbminicab (third-person singular simple present minicabs, present participle minicabbing, simple past and past participle minicabbed)

present singular third person minicabs · participle present minicabbing · participle past minicabbed · past minicabbed

  1. intransitiveTo drive a minicab.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of gypsy cab, an unlicensed taxi.

Similar
gypsy cab
Also see
gypsy cab

Origin

  1. Italianminiatura
  2. Englishminiature
  3. Englishmini-
  4. Englishcab
  5. Englishminicab

From mini- + cab.

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Cite this entry
APA

minicab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicab

MLA

“minicab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minicab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicab.

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