verb
General Slang
mince
· verb · polari
Polari for walking with mannered, effeminate little steps.
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Definitions
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To walk with short, dainty, affected steps — all swish and attitude. In Polari it's the camp strut, a way of moving that announces itself. Equal parts how-you-walk and how-you-own-the-room.
“She minced down the seafront like it was a Paris runway.”
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mince In A Sentence
She minced down the seafront like it was a Paris runway.
Origin & Usage
Standard English 'mince' (to walk with affected daintiness) absorbed into Polari, the British gay cant. The wider word predates Polari but the camp, swishing connotation is its calling card.
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