/ (ˈmɪmzɪ) / adjective -sier or -siest. prim, underwhelming, and ineffectual.

Where does the word mimsy come from?

Mimsy, a word introduced by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky. Mimsy Were the Borogoves, a short story partly about the poem. a nanotechnology object from the future in The Last Mimzy, a 2007 science fiction film, based on the above short story. nickname of Merle Mimsy Farmer (born 1945), American actress.

What words make up Mimsy?

' 'Lithe' is the same as 'active. ' You see it's like a portmanteau—there are two meanings packed up into one word.” Mimsy is similar, he later explains : “Well then, 'mimsy' is 'flimsy and miserable' (there's another portmanteau for you).”