miration
noun/maɪ.ɹeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology Related to mirate. Usually said to be a shortening of admiration. Ultimately from Latin mīrātiō, mīror (“marvel at”).
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Southern US, Uncommon Display of surprise or wonderment, of marvelling at something; commotion.
- Reaching the foot of the hill I landed in the midst of an Indian village. I almost jumped out of that buggy when all the dogs in that village commenced barking at once — the women and children came out, stared and "made mirations."1919, Hettingers Dental News, page 5:
- Everybody make a lot of miration over Tashi. People look at her and Adam’s scars like that’s they business.1982, Alice Walker, The Color Purple, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 244:
- Related terms
- list in admire