n. 25B6; verb
mince the meat and onions : GRIND, chop up, cut up, dice; N. Amer. hash.
she minced out of the room : WALK AFFECTEDLY; N. Amer. informal sashay.
25A0; not mince (one's) words TALK STRAIGHT, not beat about the bush, call a spade a spade, speak straight from the shoulder, pull no punches; informal tell it like it is; N. Amer. informal talk turkey.