mini-me

See also: minime

English

Etymology

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnimiː/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

mini-me (plural mini-mes)

1. (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'.

   • 2005, Sue Richardson, Margot R. Prior, No Time to Lose: The Wellbeing of Australia's Children‎^[1], →ISBN, page 71:

     One motive for procreating is to 'reproduce yourself'—to create a '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.

References

• OED 2004