mincemeat

Definition

A mixture of fruit, spices and suet used as a filling for mince pies.

Etymology

An alteration of earlier minced meat; equivalent to mince + meat.

Example Sentences

• "And not to rub salt in wounds, when it comes to making mincemeat of the competition, American Joey Chestnut is still top banana."
• "Slicing up every man, woman, and child into mincemeat."
• "This was another phenomenon for which there was no word: someone had reduced the body of another man to mincemeat."