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mince

(uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(uncountable) Finely chopped meat; minced meat.

Mince tastes really good fried in a pan with some chopped onion and tomato.
Origin: From , minsen; partly from , ġeminsian, from , from ; partly from , to cut into small pieces, from slender, slight, puny, from , *minnisto, superlative of *min, small, less, from ; both from . Cognate with , , , , . More at min. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “Seriously Adobe, what a fucking car crash of a software package, absolute fucking mince! 🤬”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Tacos for evening meal here! I make them with Turkey mince. Cos I’m a less saturated fat bitch!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Project Hail Mary Author Andy Weir Didn't Mince Words About This Oscar-Winning Sci-Fi Movie #ScienceFictionMovies”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Made some Dan Dan Noodles yesterday because we ain't wasting good noodles and we had frozen pork mince :]”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I just believe that if we talk about the intolerance that spurred a backlash, we shouldn't mince words.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(countable) An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.

A wiry little girl in a starched, lemon-colored party dress, she sassed along with a grownup mince, one hand on her hip, the other supporting a spinsterish umbrella.
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  • “Germany’s Merz Condemns Iran’s UAE Strikes, Demands End to Strait of Hormuz Blockade and Return to Diplomacy https://www.europesays.com/people/57483/ Berlin didn’t mince words. Friedrich Merz called out Iran’s latest strikes on the UAE and issued a blunt…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Sometimes they just turn out be as thick as mince, don't they.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(uncountable) Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.

During Christmas time my dad loves to eat mince pies.
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