Mincemeat
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies. countable, uncountable
"And not to rub salt in wounds, when it comes to making mincemeat of the competition, American Joey Chestnut is still top banana."
- 2 spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat wordnet
- 3 Minced meat, mince. countable, rare, uncountable
- 4 A badly cut-up body or parts of a body. countable, uncountable
"Slicing up every man, woman, and child into mincemeat."
- 5 Something or someone utterly destroyed. broadly, countable, uncountable
"Weevil Underwood: My army of insects will make mincemeat out of you!"
Example
More examples"Mickey Conners made mincemeat of his opponent in the ring."
Etymology
An alteration of earlier minced meat; equivalent to mince + meat.
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