mini-me
See also: minime
English edit
Etymology edit
From mini- + me, later popularised by the name of a character in the comedy spy film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (chiefly humorous) A person who is a miniature, but otherwise identical, version of a particular person.
- 1999, Tony Karon, Time, (headline), 9 Aug 1999:
- Now Boris Yeltsin Has His Own 'Mini-Me'.
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 324:
- The latest in the production line of ruthless royal officials, Edward Belknap was cut from Dudley's cloth, a ‘mini-me’ of the most obnoxious variety.
- 1999, Tony Karon, Time, (headline), 9 Aug 1999:
References edit
- OED 2004