freshmint

noun

freshmint

noun

Etymology From fresh + mint.

1

Often, In product names A fresh, cooling, minty flavour.

  • Spearmint is an entirely new product, and has replaced the Freshmint flavor, which has been discontinued, Ken F. Fox, general sales manager, announced. The new gum is packaged in a white pack with the name of Clark in large letters […]1955 November 19, Billboard, page 77:
  • I'm walking past the fruit store and a delicatessen and the lingerie store under a sky the color of a freshmint cough drop.1997, Richard Scrimger, Still Life with Children, page 268:
2 more examples
  • Petra placed her hands either side of Jane's tummy and gave her a freshmint kiss.2012, Louise Welsh, The Girl on the Stairs:
  • You can have the standard Tesco brand (for example, Tesco Daily Care freshmint toothpaste), the low-priced 'value' brand (for example, Tesco Value Kitchen Towel), or the premium 'finest' brand (for example, Tesco Finest Aftersun Lotion).a. 2018, unknown source, quoted in Gary M. Armstrong, Philip Kotler, Michael John Harker, Marketing: An Introduction, published 2018

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