What Does "Menty b" Mean: Definition and Examples

Q: In what context is the expression Menty b used?

The printer jammed again and I had a little menty b. She is having a menty b over the seating plan, give her a minute.

What it means

A menty b is a mental breakdown, said lightly and half-jokingly about a small meltdown over everyday stress. Five unread emails and a flat tyre and you are having a full menty b.

Usage examples

"The printer jammed again and I had a little menty b."

"She is having a menty b over the seating plan, give her a minute."

Tone

Funny Over-the-top

Where it is said

United States United Kingdom

Where it comes from

Cutesy shortening of mental breakdown to menty b, defusing the heaviness by making the whole thing sound almost playful.

Editors of this term

Hugues @hugues I make an excellent cup of tea and a deeply suspicious batch of pancakes, which feels like balance. I’m weirdly fond of rainy walks, tiny museums, and the sort…
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