mincemeat
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mincemeat
- /ˈmɪnsˌmit/ US
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An alteration of earlier minced meat; equivalent to mince + meat.
noun mincemeats
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A mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies.
And not to rub salt in wounds, when it comes to making mincemeat of the competition, American Joey Chestnut is still top banana.
Similar: mince
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Minced meat, mince.
Similar: ground meat, mince
- A badly cut-up body or parts of a body. Slicing up every man, woman, and child into mincemeat.
- Something or someone utterly destroyed. Weevil Underwood: My army of insects will make mincemeat out of you!
Translations
Every language
noun mixture of fruit, etc used as a filling
| 한국어 | 민스미트 minseumiteu |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 百果餡 /百果馅 bǎiguǒxiàn, 果餡 /果馅 guǒxiàn |
noun minced meat
| Italiano | carne macinata |
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