mincemeat
/ˈmɪnsˌmit/
noun
- A mixture of chopped dried fruit, spices, and often suet or brandy, used as a filling for pies.
- She stirred the mincemeat with apples and raisins.
- The mincemeat filling was sweet and fragrant with cinnamon.
- You can buy ready-made mincemeat at the grocery store.
- Used in the phrase 'make mincemeat of' meaning to defeat or destroy someone or something completely.
- Our team made mincemeat of the competition.
- The champion made mincemeat of his opponent in the first round.
- The critics made mincemeat of the new movie.