mimimi
Portuguese, noun/mi.miˈmi/
mimimi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a repetitive and/or annoying speech, especially of complaints; whining” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fala repetitiva e irritante”.
What does mimimi mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialderogatorymasculinea repetitive and/or annoying speech, especially of complaints; whining
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. fala repetitiva e irritante
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mimimi
- mimimis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mimimi?
- Brazil /mi.miˈmi/
- Portugal /mi.miˈmi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mimimi in Portuguese?
mimimi appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).