mimsy
mim·sy/ˈmɪmzi/adjective, noun
mimsy is spelled M-I-M-S-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (mim·sy). It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mimsy means “A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mimsy?
| Letters | 5: M-I-M-S-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mim·sy |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mimsy?
Mimsy appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mimsy?
- US /ˈmɪmzi/
Mimsy has 2 syllables, split mim·sy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-mimsy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mimsy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mimsy from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmzi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mimsy
- mimsier comparative
- mimsiest superlative
- mimzy
- mimsies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mimsy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky
noun
- 1
slangvulgarThe vagina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mimsy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flimsy and miserable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enmîmé |
| Spanish | misendeble |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mimsy come from?
Blend of miserable + flimsy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).