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Hi-Mai
Hi-Mai - noun or pronoun
pronounced hahy-mey -2021 origin derived from 40 year old female - Jamie U. (formally of Tyler, TX.) after frequent trips to resorts in Mexico the first name “Jamie” auto corrected to Jaime (a popular Spanish name) but her being a picky eater and demanding the best accommodations, clothes and jewelry the name morphed to “Hi-Mai” short for High Maintenance but able and willing to pay for her own stuff..
Although the common meaning - demanding a great deal of attention, money, or effort: His high-maintenance girlfriend refuses to get engaged without a big diamond ring.
Require (ing) a lot of work/attention to maintain.
Require (ing) a lot of money or attention to appearance.
Require (ing) a high emotional investment or an excessive amount of money.
A “Hi-Mai” girlfriend can pay her own way and if need will buy her own 2 karat flawless engagement ring from Tiffany’s
EXAMPLES OF HIGH-MAI… BEHAVIOR:
-Having frequent professional cosmetic consultations, such as hair-dressing, manicures and pedicures but paying for herself (no sugar daddy)
-Excessive spending on clothes, purses and pure breed dogs
-Being too delicate or sensitive
NOTE: high-mai…. is primarily used to refer to attractive straight women or a person/people that's stuck on self or knows her self worth
pronounced hahy-mey -2021 origin derived from 40 year old female - Jamie U. (formally of Tyler, TX.) after frequent trips to resorts in Mexico the first name “Jamie” auto corrected to Jaime (a popular Spanish name) but her being a picky eater and demanding the best accommodations, clothes and jewelry the name morphed to “Hi-Mai” short for High Maintenance but able and willing to pay for her own stuff..
Although the common meaning - demanding a great deal of attention, money, or effort: His high-maintenance girlfriend refuses to get engaged without a big diamond ring.
Require (ing) a lot of work/attention to maintain.
Require (ing) a lot of money or attention to appearance.
Require (ing) a high emotional investment or an excessive amount of money.
A “Hi-Mai” girlfriend can pay her own way and if need will buy her own 2 karat flawless engagement ring from Tiffany’s
EXAMPLES OF HIGH-MAI… BEHAVIOR:
-Having frequent professional cosmetic consultations, such as hair-dressing, manicures and pedicures but paying for herself (no sugar daddy)
-Excessive spending on clothes, purses and pure breed dogs
-Being too delicate or sensitive
NOTE: high-mai…. is primarily used to refer to attractive straight women or a person/people that's stuck on self or knows her self worth
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Hi-Mai
Hi-Mai - noun or pronoun
pronounced hahy-mey -2021 origin derived from-Jamie (formally of Tyler, TX.) after frequent trips to resorts in Mexico the first name “Jamie” auto corrected to Jaime (a popular Spanish name) but her being a picky eater and demanding the best accommodations, clothes and jewelry the name morphed to “Hi-Mai” short for High Maintenance but able and willing to pay for her own stuff..
Although the common meaning - demanding a great deal of attention, money, or effort: His high-maintenance girlfriend refuses to get engaged without a big diamond ring.
Require (ing) a lot of work/attention to maintain.
Require (ing) a lot of money or attention to appearance.
Require (ing) a high emotional investment or an excessive amount of money.
A “Hi-Mai” girlfriend can pay her own way and if need will buy her own 2 karat flawless engagement ring from Tiffany’s
EXAMPLES OF HIGH-MAI… BEHAVIOR:
-Having frequent professional cosmetic consultations, such as hair-dressing, manicures and pedicures but paying for herself (no sugar daddy)
-Excessive spending on clothes, purses and pure breed dogs
-Being too delicate or sensitive
NOTE: high-mai…. is primarily used to refer to attractive straight women or a person/people that's stuck on self or knows her self worth
pronounced hahy-mey -2021 origin derived from-Jamie (formally of Tyler, TX.) after frequent trips to resorts in Mexico the first name “Jamie” auto corrected to Jaime (a popular Spanish name) but her being a picky eater and demanding the best accommodations, clothes and jewelry the name morphed to “Hi-Mai” short for High Maintenance but able and willing to pay for her own stuff..
Although the common meaning - demanding a great deal of attention, money, or effort: His high-maintenance girlfriend refuses to get engaged without a big diamond ring.
Require (ing) a lot of work/attention to maintain.
Require (ing) a lot of money or attention to appearance.
Require (ing) a high emotional investment or an excessive amount of money.
A “Hi-Mai” girlfriend can pay her own way and if need will buy her own 2 karat flawless engagement ring from Tiffany’s
EXAMPLES OF HIGH-MAI… BEHAVIOR:
-Having frequent professional cosmetic consultations, such as hair-dressing, manicures and pedicures but paying for herself (no sugar daddy)
-Excessive spending on clothes, purses and pure breed dogs
-Being too delicate or sensitive
NOTE: high-mai…. is primarily used to refer to attractive straight women or a person/people that's stuck on self or knows her self worth
himai
himai by Amberlicious November 13, 2007
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