mincyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnsi/, U.S.

/ˈmɪnsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mince v., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mince v. + -y suffix¹.

Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial and regional.

Over-fastidious, finicky (esp. in eating); affectedly dainty or refined, mincing.

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1913 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders 289 A remarkable word, common in the Smokies, is dauncy, defined for me as ‘mincy about eating’, which is to say fastidious, over-nice.

1913 G. Stratton-Porter Laddie xiii She didn't stop to be mincy. She shot things at him like a man talking to another man.

1952 F. C. Brown Coll. N. Carolina Folklore I. 565 You're mighty mincy about your breakfast today. Are you sick?

1958 S. Plath Jrnl. 16 Dec. (2000) 442 Big white forehead, little drawstring mouth, shock of blond hair, mincy skippy fairy body in black jacket, velvet or corduroy, couldn't tell from where we sat.

1960 V. Williams Walk Egypt 224 Her voice was mincy, a child playing a woman.

1986 Auckland Metro Feb. 14 5/2 I mean, have you seen the way Ivan walks? The minciest thing this side of chopped beef.

1993 Harper's Mag. (Nexis) Apr. 75 I could..stop being mincy and fastidious, once more revel in goo and slime.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mincy
释义	mincyadj. Brit. /ˈmɪnsi/, U.S. /ˈmɪnsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mince v., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mince v. + -y suffix¹. Originally and chiefly U.S. colloquial and regional. Over-fastidious, finicky (esp. in eating); affectedly dainty or refined, mincing. ΚΠ 1913 H. Kephart Our Southern Highlanders 289 A remarkable word, common in the Smokies, is dauncy, defined for me as ‘mincy about eating’, which is to say fastidious, over-nice. 1913 G. Stratton-Porter Laddie xiii She didn't stop to be mincy. She shot things at him like a man talking to another man. 1952 F. C. Brown Coll. N. Carolina Folklore I. 565 You're mighty mincy about your breakfast today. Are you sick? 1958 S. Plath Jrnl. 16 Dec. (2000) 442 Big white forehead, little drawstring mouth, shock of blond hair, mincy skippy fairy body in black jacket, velvet or corduroy, couldn't tell from where we sat. 1960 V. Williams Walk Egypt 224 Her voice was mincy, a child playing a woman. 1986 Auckland Metro Feb. 14 5/2 I mean, have you seen the way Ivan walks? The minciest thing this side of chopped beef. 1993 Harper's Mag. (Nexis) Apr. 75 I could..stop being mincy and fastidious, once more revel in goo and slime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1913
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