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minikin

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪkɪn/
adjective
literary
Small; insignificant.
noun
literary
A small person or thing.

Origin
Mid 16th century: from Dutch minneken, from minne ‘love’ + -ken -kin.

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Mark attempted to manipulate his team to overreact to minikin matters while ignoring events of significance. They generally just got on with the company's real goals. Mark didn't last long as a manager.

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