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mime

UK/maɪm/ US/miːm/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

a performance using gestures and body movements without words

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verb

1.

imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), especially for satirical effect

  • “The actor mimicked the President very accurately”
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2.

act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only

  • “The acting students mimed eating an apple”
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Origin

Possibly from Middle English *mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), but more likely re-borrowed in modern times from French mime (“mimic actor”), from the same source.

Phrases

  • mime out

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