mincemeats

Spiced fruit mixtures

Mincemeats is the plural of mincemeat, a mixture of chopped dried fruits, spices, and sometimes suet or meat, traditionally used as pie filling.

The plural appears when distinguishing varieties or batches: The bakery offers three different mincemeats for the holiday season.

To make mincemeat of someone is to defeat or destroy them utterly.

filling

pie

Crust-enclosed baked dish

pastryButtery baked dough
suetHard animal fat
currantsSmall seedless dried grapes

raisins · citrus peel · spices · brandy · nutmeg · cinnamon · allspice · apples · tart · Christmas

culinary

patties

Formed flat portions

stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
dumplingsFilled dough parcels
keemaSpiced minced meat dish

kofta · filling · savory · hash · ragu · bolognese · empanada · samosa · wonton · gyoza

idiom

defeat

Victory over another

destroyCause complete ruin
demolishDestroy completely
annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing

crush · devastate · ruin · obliterate · trounce · humiliate · overwhelm · thrash · pulverize · dominate

Opposites

composition/authenticity

mincemeatsground meat

Chopped flesh for cooking

culinary category

mincemeatsmeat pies

Savory filled pastries

gravy · stuffing

food composition/naming accuracy

mincemeatsground beef

Chopped cattle flesh

Phrases

make mincemeat out ofDefeat thoroughly and humiliatingly
make mincemeat ofDefeat thoroughly and humiliatingly
made mincemeat out ofDefeated decisively and humiliatingly
mincemeat piePastry with spiced dried fruits
making mincemeat out ofDefeating decisively and completely

Family

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