miration
English
editEtymology
editRelated to mirate. Usually said to be a shortening of admiration. Ultimately from Latin mīrātiō, mīror (“marvel at”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmiration (plural mirations)
- (Southern US, Midland US, uncommon) Display of surprise or wonderment, of marvelling at something; commotion. [since the late 1800s]
- 1919, Hettingers Dental News, page 5:
- Reaching the foot of the hill I landed in the midst of an Indian village. I almost jumped out of that buggy when all the dogs in that village commenced barking at once — the women and children came out, stared and "made mirations."
- 1982, Alice Walker, The Color Purple[1], New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 244:
- Everybody make a lot of miration over Tashi. People look at her and Adam’s scars like that’s they business.
Related terms
edit- see list in admire