Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

mincemeat

[mins-meet]

Origin

Recipes www.vons.com/Recipes Quick, Easy, and Delicious Recipes by Vons. Perfect for any Meal.

Mincemeat www.ehow.com/ eHow Mincemeat Tips From People Like You

Mincemeat www.ask.com/Mincemeat Get Mincemeat Find Mincemeat

Ads

noun

a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie.

anything cut up very small, especially meat.

Mincemeat www.pronto.com/ Find Mincemeats at Great Prices.

Idiom

make mincemeat of, to destroy utterly: He made mincemeat of his opponent's charges.

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Mincemeat is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Origin:
1655–65; mince + meat

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To mincemeat

Collins

World English Dictionary

mincemeat (ˈmɪnsˌmiːt)

—n
1.	a mixture of dried fruit, spices, etc, used esp for filling pies
2.	minced meat
3.	informal make mincemeat of to defeat completely

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

mincemeat

1660s, originally in the figurative sense of what someone plans to make of his enemy, an alteration of earlier minced meat (1570s); from mince + meat.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source

American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

mincemeat

see make mincemeat of.