Meanings
nounMintie moment (plural Mintie moments)
plural Mintie moments · alternative Minties moment
- AustraliacolloquialA situation of acute embarrassment or failure.
Origin
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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APA
Mintie moment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mintie%20moment
MLA
“Mintie moment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mintie%20moment. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mintie moment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mintie%20moment.
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