English Explanatory Dictionary

Mintie moment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation of acute embarrassment or failure.

Pronunciation

en-au-Mintie moment.ogg

Word forms

Mintie moment Mintie moments Minties moment

Etymology

From an advertising campaign for Minties, an Australian brand of mint confectionery, involving cartoons of embarrassing occurrences captioned "It's moments like these you need Minties".

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