What are you talking about? I don't think "mincing" means what you think it means. I'm going by the mix of results on Google: https://www.google.com/#sclient=

What are you talking about? I don't think "mincing" means what you think it means. I'm going by the mix of results on Google: https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=%22mincing+gait%22&pbx=1&oq=%22mincing+gait%22&aq=f&aqi=g-v1&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=4356l5120l1l5365l2l2l0l0l0l0l118l234l0.2l2l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=f2e3640de917052c&biw=1366&bih=667 https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=... Maybe it's a cultural thing; certainly in the UK at least, "mincer" or "mincing along" are definitely offensive.