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Mini-Me

/ ˈɪɪˌː /

noun

  1. a person who resembles a smaller or younger version of another person
  2. a person who adopts the opinions or mannerisms of a more powerful or senior person in order to win favour, achieve promotion, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mini-Me1

C20: after a character in the 1999 film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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Example Sentences

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The ranks of Munger, Tolles used to include one Usha Vance, who resigned in the summer after her husband, JD, was chosen as Trump’s vice presidential running mate and avenging mini-me.

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It has taken off online, with brands and influencers dabbling in creating their mini-me.

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Petey wails, “ have I done with my life?” as Li’l Petey cries, and then wonders, “If I made you, why aren’t you like me?” as he realizes that his mini-me isn’t as interested in evil as he is.

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And if he gets back, if he wins this election, there will never be a true conservative alternative for the American people again, because it's going to be a bunch of copycat mini-me Donald Trumps, who are going to keep peddling this populist garbage that has no basis in real conservative values at all.

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The Democrat’s wall-to-wall TV advertising is blunter still, showing Chavez-DeRemer with glowering images of the ex-president, his mini-me running mate, JD Vance, and scenes from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

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