mimeo

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mimeo

/ˈmɪm.ɪ.əʊ/ UK
/ˈmɪm.i.oʊ/ US
/ˈmɪm.ɪ.əʉ/ Australia

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noun mimeos

abbreviation, clipping, dated Clipping of mimeograph (“type of copying machine”). Underground film and performance art were blossoming; backroom mimeo presses seemed to be everywhere.
abbreviation, clipping, dated Clipping of mimeograph (“a copy made by such a machine”).
dated An unpublished academic paper.

verb mimeos · mimeoing · mimeoed

ambitransitive To make one or more copies using a mimeograph (machine).
Similar: mimeograph

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"mimeo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mimeo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mimeo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mimeo

Chicago

"mimeo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mimeo.

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@misc{mimeo_2026,
  title = {mimeo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mimeo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}