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mince.

thin, slim, slender

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/mɛ̃s/
  1. thin, slim, slender

Where this word comes from

Derived from the verb mincer, from Old French mincier, from Frankish *minnistō (“smaller, finer”) or Frankish *minnisōn (“to make small, make smaller”).

intj/mɛ̃s/
  1. drat!, darn!

  2. wow!, blimey!

Where this word comes from

A minced oath of merde (“shit”).

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