Mamie
(dated, US) A diminutive of Mary or Mavis, also used as a formal female given name.
Seen in the wild
Psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark and the Brown Decision l AAIHS www.aaihs.org/psychologist-...
While all of Meryl Streep's daughters look a lot like her, the actor's oldest, Mamie Gummer, is practically a clone, and she's even played her mother in films.
Evidence cited in the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision was research provided by psychologist Mamie Clark who investigated racial identity development and racial preferences in Black children, primari…
J'ai volé un cupcake à une mamie et elle s'est mise à me tirer des lasers dessus.
Definitions
(dated, US) A diminutive of Mary or Mavis, also used as a formal female given name.
“Psychologist Mamie Phipps Clark and the Brown Decision l AAIHS www.aaihs.org/psychologist-...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“While all of Meryl Streep's daughters look a lot like her, the actor's oldest, Mamie Gummer, is practically a clone, and she's even played her mother in films.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Evidence cited in the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision was research provided by psychologist Mamie Clark who investigated racial identity development and racial preferences in Black children, primarily ages 3 to 7. She was the lead researcher and and developer.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“J'ai volé un cupcake à une mamie et elle s'est mise à me tirer des lasers dessus.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "Mamie".
🗺️About Regional & Other slang
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "Mamie" (M)
Browse all slang words starting with M.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- Minnie68%
A diminutive of the female names Wilhelmina, Minerva, Mary, Mina, Mamie and Hermione. Popular as a formal female given name in the 19th century.
- mammy62%
(childish) mamma; mother.
- mamaw61%
(US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) One's mother.
- mamaw60%
(UK, dialect, Scottish lowlands) One's mother.
- mama59%
(hypocoristic, usually, childish, North America) Mother, female parent.