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Mincy

adj, name, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    mincing; affectedly dainty informal

    "Becky had been trying to move out of the society pages and into stories of more substance in recent months, a major shift for her. When I worked for the Herald, she was kind of a mincy, snotty little thing who dressed in heels and blouses […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

From mince + -y.

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