noun🔥 Gen-Z slang

menty b

a mental breakdown (said playfully)

What it means

A playful, downplayed way of saying 'mental breakdown'. Used jokingly to describe being overwhelmed or stressed, it lightens a rough moment by making it sound casual and almost cute rather than serious.

Examples

  • Finals week has me on the verge of a menty b.
  • I had a little menty b over a text, I'm fine now.
  • Don't mind her, she's just having her daily menty b.
  • One spilled coffee away from a full menty b today.

Where it comes from

An abbreviation of 'mental breakdown' that spread on TikTok around 2022 as Gen-Z's lighthearted, self-aware shorthand for stress and overwhelm.

Related slang

#crash out#delulu#era

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