mincing
adjective
[ ˈmɪnsɪŋ ]
• affectedly dainty in manner or gait; effeminate (typically used of a man).
• "I don't have to go through the rest of my life with that mincing voice of yours"
mince
verb
• cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.
• "use a food processor to mince the lamb"
• walk with short quick steps in an affectedly dainty manner.
• "there were plenty of secretaries mincing about"
Similar:
walk affectedly,
walk in an affected/dainty way,
teeter,
waddle,
skip,
sashay,
affected,
fastidious,
dainty,
effeminate,
niminy-piminy,
chi-chi,
foppish,
dandyish,
pretentious,
precious,
sissy,
la-di-da,
camp,
queeny,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mincier, based on Latin minutia ‘smallness’.
