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munt en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /mʌnt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /mʊnt/ (Northern-England)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-nintuder.? Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ Northern Ndebele úmúntuder.? English munt Probably derived from Northern Ndebele umuntu, with stress on the first syllable, which is uncommon for Nguni languages. From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀ntʊ̀ (“person”).

Meanings

  1. (Rhodesia, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A black person, usually a man.
    • Munt was a derogatory term used by the [Rhodesian] security forces to refer to blacks. 2006, Geoffrey Nyarota, Against the Grain: Memoirs of a Zimbabwean Newsman, Zebra Press, page 63:
    • My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even. 1964 [1957], Colin MacInnes, City of Spades, London: Penguin Books, page 22:

Forms

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munts Number=Plur lexicographic

munt en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /mʌnt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /mʊnt/ (Northern-England)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Related to munted; see there for more.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, slang) To vomit (usually while drunk).
  2. (slang) To engage in the act of munting.

Forms

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munted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
munted Tense=Past lexicographic
munting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
munts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

munt en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /mʌnt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /mʊnt/ (Northern-England)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Blend of man + cunt.

Meanings

  1. (New-Zealand, slang, used by schoolchildren) Something or someone dumb or annoying.
  2. (slang) mangina

Forms

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munts Number=Plur lexicographic