It's still used in the antique trade for certain items.
Not actually antiques but for toy collectors, 'M & B', mint and boxed is highly prized. Coun sales still use 'mint' for the height of perfection. |
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over a year ago
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"I still say "mint condition" but I am old.
Nobody says groovy anymore unless ironically.  "
If someone asks me how things are going, I sometimes answer ‘fab and groovy’. I like to confuse the young people  That’s not in relation to this site though.  |
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"I still say "mint condition" but I am old.
Nobody says groovy anymore unless ironically.
If someone asks me how things are going, I sometimes answer ‘fab and groovy’. I like to confuse the young people That’s not in relation to this site though. "
Fab and groovy could be my dating app bio |
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"I still say "mint condition" but I am old.
Nobody says groovy anymore unless ironically.
If someone asks me how things are going, I sometimes answer ‘fab and groovy’. I like to confuse the young people That’s not in relation to this site though. "
I confuse young people just by existing lately |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"When did the word mint - to describe something great/cool/excellent etc - go out of use?
What other modern vernacular do we no longer use?"
We used “that’s wicked”! |
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