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munter en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Northern-England) audio
• /ˈmʌn.tə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Late 1990s, presumably from munt (“to vomit”) and munted (“inebriated; disgusting”) + -er, perhaps with influence from Turkish mantar (“mushroom”).

Meanings

1. (Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang) An ugly person.
   • I'm never going to date her; she's a right munter.
2. (Commonwealth, slang) A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs.
   • He's a real munter; he was really munted at the party.

Forms

Deriveds

munting

Relateds

muntered · munted

Synonyms

uggo · monkeyface · monkey · minger · munter · stinka · boner-shrinker · troll · pukeface · trollface · schlub · buttface · bonerkiller · biffer · ugly duckling · choad · frump

munter en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ˈmʊn.tər] without the foot-strut split, without approximant /r/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French montre.

Meanings

1. (Scotland, obsolete) A watch (portable timepiece).
   • […] asked the other what a clocke it was in his mounter; to whom he replyed, About the howre just that yee should give watter to your mare. 1831, Archaeologia Scotica: Or Transactions of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland, page 80:
   • […] clocks, watches, and munters, boots and shooes, shal be given up by the merchant-sellers there-of, under declaration to the commissioners, "&c. Acts Cha. I. Ed. 1814, VI. 152. […] 1841, John Jamieson, Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. Kab-Zic, page 141:

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