What it means
Means something's excellent, spot on, or better than you'd hoped. You can chuck it at anything from a bargain to a night out to a plan that somehow didn't fall apart. It's got nothing to do with peppermint. It's just a tidy little stamp of approval, big in Northern England and all over matey UK chat.
Usage examples
"Picked up new trainers for fifty quid, and they chucked in free socks. Mint. Let's nip for a pint and show them off."
"They bumped us to the front row for free and the band played every song we wanted, so honestly the whole night was mint."
"You got the chippy order right, found a tenner in your coat, and it's still sunny. Mint."
"That new gaff's tiny but the rent's cheap and the landlord leaves us alone, so fair play, it's mint."
"Got the tickets last minute for half price and somehow ended up right near the front. Mint."
Where it comes from
It comes from mint condition, the older phrase for something spotless, untouched, and top quality. In British slang it got clipped to just mint, and that shorter version took on a life of its own. After that, people started using it for anything that turned out properly brilliant.
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