Meanings
nounnimshi (plural nimshis)
plural nimshis
- alternativeAlternative form of nimshy (“a fool”).
“Come in here before you let those nimshis scuttle you.”
1910, Alice Brown, John Winterbourne's Family, page 641 more example
"Is it at the house or church?" "I didn't think to find out," returns he. "Well, you are a nimshi!" declares she.
1877, Lippincott's Magazine, volume 20, page 594
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nimshi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimshi
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“nimshi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimshi. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nimshi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimshi.
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