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Added 8 October 2026

mime

/maɪm/ noun

In Latin: mīmus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mime at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A form of acting without words; pantomime.
A pantomime actor.
A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.

verb

To mimic.
To act without words.
To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.

Origin

Possibly from Middle English mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), but more likely re-borrowed in modern times from French mime (“mimic actor”), from the same source.

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