freshmint

English

Etymology

From fresh +‎ mint.

Noun

freshmint (uncountable)

1. (often attributive, often in product names) A fresh, cooling, minty flavour.
   • 1955 November 19, Billboard, page 77:

     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 […]

   • 1997, Richard Scrimger, Still Life with Children, page 268:

     I'm walking past the fruit store and a delicatessen and the lingerie store under a sky the color of a freshmint cough drop.

   • 2012, Louise Welsh, The Girl on the Stairs:

     Petra placed her hands either side of Jane's tummy and gave her a freshmint kiss.

   • a. 2018, unknown source, quoted in Gary M. Armstrong, Philip Kotler, Michael John Harker, Marketing: An Introduction, published 2018

     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).