What does mincy mean?
Mincy means (informal) mincing; affectedly dainty.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(informal) mincing; affectedly dainty.
Becky had been trying to move out of the society pages and into stories of more substance in recent months, a major shift for her. When I worked for the Herald, she was kind of a mincy, snotty little thing who dressed in heels and blouses […]
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Mincy means (informal) mincing; affectedly dainty.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Becky had been trying to move out of the society pages and into stories of more substance in recent months, a major shift for her. When I worked for the Herald, she was kind of a mincy, snotty little thing who dressed in heels and blouses […]
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