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'mirin

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Clipping of admiring; used to describe individuals admiringly viewing other individuals

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable

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History

Etymology

First online use appears around 2008 on the website BodySpace. Believed to be coined and popularized by the Australian amateur bodybuilder Zyzz. Initially used for the physiques of bodybuilders.