Meaning & use
Manini
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Small, petty, or of little worth; stingy or cheap (a term used in Hawaii Pidgin English).
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Don't be so manini about splitting the bill, it's only a few dollars.
He called the raise manini compared to what other companies were offering.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from the Hawaiian name for a small reef fish, the convict tang, whose modest size gave rise to the figurative sense 'small' or 'insignificant.'
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2. noun
A small reef fish (the convict tang) found in Hawaiian waters.
Snorkelers spotted a school of manini darting through the coral.
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