Fucking Mint

About

Fucking Mint is a slang expression used to refer to something that is considered being in "mint condition," meaning it is like new without any damage. Online, the term is often used sarcastically to indicate that something is poorly maintained or less than ideal. In 2019, TikTok users began uploading a series of videos in which they refer to aspects of their life or belongings as "fucking mint" while using the OK symbol gesture.

Origin

On November 24th, 2003, Urban Dictionary^[6] user scott andrew defined "mint" as "cool" or "nice" which gained over 1,700 upvoted in 16 years. The slang was widely used in the UK and paired with the word "fucking." For example, on November 24th, 2011, YouTuber DannFTW uploaded a video in which a gamer reacts to a situation by saying "That was fuckin' mint" (shown below).

Spread

On August 19th, 2016, a photograph of Australian politician Kevin Rudd captioned with "Fuckin / Mint" was submitted to a thread on 4chan's /b/ (random) board (shown below).^[4]

On November 5th, 2016, Redditor Thatbatguy submitted a post asking "What is local slang for something being 'really, really good' where you live?" to /r/AskReddit,^[3] to which Redditor SeosamhRankin responded "Fucking mint." On November 22nd, the Cricket Memes Facebook^[5] page posted a photograph of a cricket player with the caption "How would you describe your team's performance / fucking mint to be honest" (shown below). Over the next three years, the post gathered upwards of 3,100 reacts and 690 comments.

On September 27th, 2019, Urban Dictionary^[2] user Seven eight nine submitted an entry for "fucking mint," defining it as "like saying 'fucking cool'" but "used when you're in a not so good situation."

On September 1st, TikTok user @that_wisco_farmer_608 reposted @beaverslayer69's video in which he shows various issues with his truck and says "fucking mint" which had been removed from TikTok (shown below). The repost gained over 202,300 in a month.

On September 6th, 2019, Redditor bookslanguagelove submitted the TikTok video to r/TikTokCringe,^[1] where it gathered upwards of 3,500 points (99% upvoted) and 90 comments within one month. On September 20th, TikTok user @jay_pv14 uploaded a similar video of a person using the phrase "fucking mint" sarcastically while using an okay hand symbol in reaction to aspects of their vehicle (shown below, left). The video accumulated over 9,500 likes and 970 shares in two weeks. On October 3rd, TikTok user @colebosley_ uploaded a video using the same reaction to negative aspects of his apartment (shown below, right). The video gained over 69,500 likes and 600 shares in a week.

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