name, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Clipping of manicure. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

   "You mean you actually found something more important than to you than a weekly mani?"

2. 2
   Alternative form of Maniq (“ethnic group”). alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece.
2. 2
   The founder of Manichaeism.

Synonyms

All synonyms

manesmanichaeusmanichaeus

Example

More examples

"You mean you actually found something more important than to you than a weekly mani?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek Μάνη f (Máni).

Etymology 2

From Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ (Mānī).

Related phrases

mani pedi

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