See also: minimal and minimál

English

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Etymology

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From mini- +‎ mal.

Noun

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mini-mal (plural mini-mals)

  1. (surfing) A type of surfboard which is similar in shape to a mal (i.e. a malibu, or longboard) but shorter, being perhaps 7 to 8 feet where a mal is about 9 feet (surfboards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries).