Midshipmite

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A little or petty midshipman. archaic, slang

    "CHAPTER VII. In which our hero and Gascoigne ought to be ashamed of themselves, and did feel, what might be called midshipmite compunction."

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bluejacketbootcadetfrogmangobgyrene

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"CHAPTER VII. In which our hero and Gascoigne ought to be ashamed of themselves, and did feel, what might be called midshipmite compunction."

Etymology

Blend of midshipman + mite?

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