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• MON
n. 1. 1889 – money → sl., orig. Amer.
n. 2. 1977 – man → Amer. sl.
• MONACH
n. 1550 – a monk
• MONACHAL
adj. 1607 – relating to a monk or monastic life; monkish → rare
• MONACHATE
n. 1819 – a period of a person’s life spent as a monk → obs.
• MONACHISM
n. 1. 1570 – the mode of life characteristic of monks and nuns
n. 2. 1670 – a monkish characteristic → obs.
• MONACHIZATION
n. 1813 – a becoming a monk, or making monastic → rare
• MONACHIZE
vb. 1. 1867 – to make monastic
vb. 2. 1876 – to live the life of a monk; to become a monk
• MONACK
n. 1666 – a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog → Amer. dial.
• MONAKER
n. 1. .M19 – a sovereign (coin) → sl.
n. 2. 1942 – a personal name → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MONA LISA
adj. 1894 – of a smile, etc.: enigmatic, mysterious
n. 1. 1835 – a woman having an enigmatic smile or expression such as that of the woman in Leonardo’s painting
n. 2. 1980 – a freezer → rhyming sl.
n. 3. 1980 – a pizza → rhyming sl.
• MONANDAY
n. 1790 – Monday → Sc.
• MONANDROUS
adj. 1884 – having only one husband at a time
• MONANDRY
n. 1855 – the practice of having only one husband at a time
• MONARCH
n. 1. 1851- £1 → Brit. sl., obs.
n. 2. 1942 – a personal name → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MONARCH-BEE
n. 1766 – the queen bee → obs.
• MONARCHESS
n. 1594 – a female monarch, a queen
• MONARCHIAL
adj. 1. 1548 – having the status of a monarch → obs.
adj. 2. 1602 – relating to a monarchy
adj. 3. 1788 – befitting a monarch
• MONARCHIC
adj. 1604 – relating to a monarch
• MONARCHICAL
adj. 1. 1573 – relating to a monarch
adj. 2. 1618 – having the power of a monarch; having undivided rule
• MONARCHIZE
vb. 1. 1592 – to rule as a monarch; to rule absolutely → obs.
vb. 2. 1600 – to predominate or be pre-eminent; to have power, to hold sway → obs.
vb. 3. 1605 – to make subservient to one ruler → obs.
• MONARCHIZER
n. 1608 – a person who advocates monarchy, or who establishes a monarchy → obs.
• MONARCHO
n. 1. 1580 – a person who is the object of ridicule for absurdly grandiose beliefs → obs.
n. 2. 1598 – a monarch → obs., derogatory
• MONARCHOMACH
n. 1904 – an anti-monarchist
• MONARCHOMACHIST
n. 1639 – one who fights against monarchy; an anti-monarchist → obs.
• MONASTERIAL
adj. 1443 – of the nature of a monastery
• MONASTICAL
adj. 1402 – characteristic of the monastic life or a person who lives such a life
• MONAX
n. 1743 – a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog → Amer. dial.
• MONAYCH
n. 1961 – the police; a police officer → Aust.
• MONCE
n. 1905 – a bungle; a mischance → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 1878 – to strut → Eng. dial.
• MONDAIN
n. 1833 – a man who belongs to aristocratic or fashionable society; a male inhabitant of the beau monde
• MONDAINE
adj. 1889 – belonging to fashionable society; worldly
n. 1888 – a woman who belongs to aristocratic of fashionable society
• MONDAY
n. 1965 – a large, heavy sledgehammer → sl.
• MONDAY AND TUESDAY
adj. 1950 – slow, steady, careful → sl.
• MONDAY COMES BEFORE SUNDAY
phr. 1968 – a warning to a woman that her slip is showing → Amer. dial.
• MONDAY HEAD
n. 1892 – a headache following weekend drinking; a hangover → obs.
• MONDAYISH
adj. 1804 – affected by lethargy or disinclination resulting from a busy or eventful weekend, or from having to resume work after the weekend; orig. said of a clergyman
• MONDAYIZE
vb. 1966 – to transfer a public holiday to the following Monday when it would normally occur during a weekend → NZ
• MONDAY MORNING HEADACHE
n. 1967 – an imaginary illness used as an excuse to avoid work or school → Amer. dial.
• MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK
n. 1932 – a person who offers hindsight criticisms of problems already faced by others; a second-guesser → Amer. sl., esp. journalists’ usage
vb. 1950 – to criticize with the benefit of hindsight → Amer. sl., esp. journalists’ usage
• MONDAY MORNING SICKNESS
n. 1967 – an imaginary illness used as an excuse to avoid work or school → Amer. dial.
• MONDAY SICKNESS
n. 1967 – an imaginary illness used as an excuse to avoid work or school → Amer. dial.
• MONDAY’S LONGER THAN SUNDAY
phr. 1968 – used to indicate that a woman’s slip is showing → Amer. dial.
• MONDE
n. 1765 – the social world of fashionable or aristocratic people; also, a person’s own social set
• MONDEGREEN
n. 1954 – a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing. esp. said of the lyrics to a song
• MONDIAL
adj. 1. 1500 – worldly, temporal → obs.
adj. 2. 1908 – affecting or involving the whole world; worldwide, universal
• MONDIALIZATION
n. 1961 – globalization; the increase of contact between countries, cultures, etc.
• MONDO
adj. 1968 – great in size, amount, prominence, or degree; big, huge; hence, extraordinary → Amer. sl.
adv. 1968 – very, exceedingly → Amer. sl.
• MONDO BIZARRO
adj. 1976 – exceedingly strange; very bizarre → colloq.
n. 1966 – the world of the bizarre or surreal → colloq.
• MONE
n. 1. 1000 – sexual intercourse → obs.
n. 2. 1225 – mine, memory; intention → obs.
n. 3. 1300 – companionship; participation, assistance → obs.
n. 4. 1300 – a companion, an assistant → obs.
n. 5. 1393 – an old woman, a crone → obs.
vb. 1. 1000 – to think, suppose, or consider to be; to think or conceive of something; to give thought to something → obs.
vb. 2. 1000 – to remember, to recollect, or recall → obs.
vb. 3. 1175 – to teach, to explain something → obs.
vb. 4. 1225 – to mention, to tell of; to narrate; to sing a song → obs.
• MONEN
n. 1825 – the moon → Sc.
• MONEO
n. 1684 – a reminder, a warning; at Oxford University: a formal reminder of a University function → obs.
• MONET
n. 1993 – a person who seems attractive or desirable from a distance, but isn’t up close → Amer. jocular usage
• MONETARIAN
adj. 1716 – relating to money or coins
• MONETISM
n. 1707 – the worship of money → obs.
• MONETIST
n. 1707 – a person who worships money → obs.
• MONEY
adj. 1934 – winning → Amer. sl.
n. 1. ..L18 – a (generally very young ) girl’s private parts → sl.
n. 2. 1870 – a mass of bubbles floating on a hot drink, such as cocoa or tea, sometimes on cold drinks, such as root beer; a lot of bubbles in your cup or glass meant you would soon come into some money → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1960 – a crucial element → Amer. sl.
n. 4. 1982 – a friend; usually used as a form of address, esp. to a male friend → chiefly African-American
• MONEY ARM
n. 1971 – a pitcher’s throwing arm → Amer. baseball usage
• MONEY-BAG
adj. 1980 – wealthy → sl.
(nouns as ‘moneybag’)
n. 1. ..19C – the vagina → sl.
n. 2. 1912 – a wealthy person → sl.
• MONEY-BAG LORD
n. 1. 1885 – an ennobled banker → society colloq.
n. 2. ..L19 – an ennobled millionaire or successful businessman → sl.
• MONEY-BAGS
adj. 1980s – wealthy → sl.
n. 1. ..E19 – a lover of money → sl.
n. 2. 1818 – a wealthy person → sl.
n. 3. 1970 – parents → US sl. (Bk.)
• MONEY BATTERER
n. 1518 – a person who clips coins → obs.
• MONEY-BAWD
n. 1631 – a usurer → derogatory, obs.
• THE MONEY BONE
n. 1962 – a pitcher’s throwing arm → Amer. baseball usage
• MONEY-BOX
n. 19C – the vagina → sl.
• MONEY-BUG
n. 1891 – a person having great wealth or financial power → sl., chiefly US
• MONEY-CALLED
adj. 1966 – motivated by money rather than by dedication → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-CALLED PREACHER
n. 1966 – a professional preacher who would find some other work if he was not paid well → Amer. dial.
• MONEY CAT
n. 1957 – a calico cat, esp. one with at least three colours → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-CATCHER
n. 1. 1599 – a person who seeks to obtain money
n. 2. 1896 – a dandelion blossom gone to seed → Amer. dial.
• MONEY CHILD
n. 1947 – a child who is reared by someone for a fee → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-CLEANER
n. 1969 – a non-existent item used as the basis of a practical joke → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-CLIPPER
n. 1759 – a person who fraudulently pares the edges of coins → obs.
• MONEY-CODGER
n. 1818 – a miser → obs.
• MONEY-CORMORANT
n. 1660 – one greedy for money
• MONEY CREATURE
n. 1605 – a person who will do anything for money; specifically, a slave-dealer, a pimp → obs.
• MONEY-CUFFEE
n. L19 – a foolish spendthrift → W. Indies sl.
• MONEY DOG
n. 1. 1970 – a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1995 – a friend → Amer. rap music usage
• MONEY-DOUBLER
n. 1976 – a confidence trickster who claims to be able to double a person’s money → Nigeria
• MONEY-DROPPER
n. 1737 – a confidence trickster who drops a piece of money and then pretends to have found it, in order to accost and gain the confidence of the intended victim → obs.
• MONEYER
n. 1. 1400 – a money changer; a moneylender → arch.
n. 2. 1425 – a person who makes coins; an official responsible for the making of coins
• MONEYFIED
adj. 1620 – endowed with money → obs. rare
• MONEY FOR DICK
n. 1914 – money for nothing → army sl.
• MONEY FOR DIRT
n. 1914 – anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure → army sl.
• MONEY FOR DUST
n. 1910 – anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure → sl., orig. military usage
• MONEY FOR JAM
n. 1. ..20C – sure money, or more generally, money easily obtained or earned → colloq.
n. 2. 1919 – anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure → sl., orig. military usage
• MONEY FOR OLD ROPE
n. 1. ..20C – money for nothing or almost nothing → colloq.
n. 2. 1936 – something requiring little effort → sl., orig. services’ usage
• MONEY FROM HOME
n. 1913 – something easily obtained → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
• MONEYFUL
adj. 1604 – having money in abundance; wealthy → obs.
• MONEY-GENTLEMAN
n. 1665 – a person who is gentleman by birth but who nevertheless works as a financier → obs.
• MONEY GOING TO BED
phr. 1965 – a great deal of money → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-GOLD
n. 1841 – gold coin → obs.
• MONEY GOLD LIGHT
n. 1938 – a will-o’-the-wisp → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-GRABBER
n. 1892 – a covetous or rapacious person
• MONEY GRIP
n. 1989 – a friend → Amer. rap music usage
• MONEY-GRUB
n. 1768 – one who is sordidly intent on amassing money; an avaricious person
• MONEY-GRUBBER
n. 1825 – a person who seeks to acquire or accumulate money, esp. by sordid or contemptible methods
• MONEY HOUND
n. 1970 – a person who saves in a mean way or is greedy in money matters → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-HUGGER
n. 1905 – a miser → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MONEY-JOBBER
n. 1692 – a dealer in money or coin → obs.
• MONEY KING
n. 1838 – a person of great wealth; a finance magnate → US
• MONEY-LATER
n. 1905 – a fortune-hunter → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MONEY LIGHT
n. 1952 – a will-o’-the-wisp → Amer. dial.
• MONEY MACHINE
n. 1. 1833 – a person who makes a lot of money or has no purpose other than making money
n. 2. 1961 – the vagina, usually of a prostitute → Amer. sl., usually offensive
• MONEY-MAKER
n. 1. 1297 – a person who makes coins; also, a person who deals in money; a money changer → obs.
n. 2. 1450 – a counterfeiter → US
n. 3. 1450 – a person who earns or accumulates much money; a person skilled in accumulating money
n. 4. 1785 – the vagina, usually of a prostitute → sl., usually offensive
n. 5. 1850 – a thing which makes money or is financially profitable, esp. a product, an enterprise, etc.
n. 6. 1961 – the buttocks, usually of a woman → Amer. sl., usually offensive
• MONEY MAKES THE MARE TO GO
phr. L16 – money can do most things → colloq.
• MONEY MAN
n. 1585 – a lover of money → obs.
• MONEY-MASTER
n. 1577 – a person who possesses large funds for doing business; a banker, a moneylender → obs.
• MONEY MISER
n. 1968 – a skinflint, a miserly person → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-MONGER
n. 1571 – a person who deals in money, esp. a moneylender → arch., derogatory
• MONEY-MONGING
adj. 1594 – dealing in money; lending money → obs.
• MONEYOCRACY
n. 1834 – government or domination of society by the rich; the moneyed class as a dominant political force
• MONEY OUT
vb. 1868 – to pay up → Amer. sl.
• MONEY PIT
n. 1984 – a major drain on financial resources, a waste of money; a house in need of expensive repairs or maintenance → colloq.
• MONEY PLAYER
n. 1. 1922 – in sports and gambling: one who performs well under the pressure of intense competition → Amer. sl.
n. 2. 1934 – a professional athlete → Amer. sl.
• MONEY POSITION
n. 1934 – the winner of a contest, esp. a horse race → Amer. sl.
• MONEY-PUKER
n. 1993 – an automatic teller machine → Amer. jocular usage
• MONEY PUNCH
n. 1942 – in boxing, a knockout blow → Amer. sl.
• MONEY-QUAKE
n. 1841 – a major financial crash
• MONEY RIDER
n. 1961 – a jockey who is well-known for riding winning horses → Amer. sl.
• MONEY-SCRAT
n. 1905 – a money saver → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MONEY SHARK
n. 1844 – an avaricious money-dealer; a usurer, an extortioner → orig. US
• MONEY SHOWER
n. 1967 – a shower or wedding at which money is given as a gift → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-SPELLED
adj. 1613 – ensnared, as if spellbound, by bribery or the lure of money → obs.
• MONEY-SPINNER
n. 1. ..19C – the vagina → sl.
n. 2. 1825 – orig. a person who makes large profits by speculation or usury; later, a person or thing that generates a great deal of money or is very profitable
n. 3. 1884 – a spider; if you don’t hurt or kill them, they’ll bring good luck → Amer. dial.
• MONEY-TAKER
n. 1616 – a person who takes bribes → obs.
• MONEY TALKS
n. 1586 – money is very powerful
• MONEY-THIRSTER
n. 1611 – a person who craves money → obs.
• MONEY-TRAP
n. 1905 – an heiress whose riches are likely to gain her a husband’ → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MONEY-WANTING
adj. 1905 – impoverished → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MONG
adj. 1970 – stupid, dull → sl.
n. 1. 1903 – a mongrel dog → Aust. sl.
n. 2. 1926 – a despicable person → Aust. sl.
n. 3. 1940 – any dog, even of the best pedigree → Aust. sl.
n. 4. 1980 – a person with Down’s syndrome → offensive, Brit. colloq.
n. 5. 1998 – a person considered to be stupid or foolish → offensive, Brit. colloq.
vb. 1. 1000 – to trade or barter goods, etc.; to traffic with → obs.
vb. 2. 1250 – to spread gossip, rumours, etc. → obs.
vb. 3. 2000 – to be dully comatose or lethargic → sl.
• MONGED
adj. 1991 – incapacitated, or extremely intoxicated, by drugs → UK sl.
• MONGED-OUT
adj. 1999 – incapacitated, or extremely intoxicated, by drugs → UK sl.
• MONGEE
n. 1914 – food → Amer. hobo usage
vb. 1930 – to eat → Amer. hobo usage
• MONGEY
n. 1914 – food → military sl.
• MONGIBEL
n. 1605 – a fierce or destructive fire, likened to the eruption of Mount Etna → obs. (Mongibel is the name of Mount Etna in Sicily)
• MONGIE
adj. 1. 1970 – dirty; evil-smelling; nasty → Eng. sl.
adj. 2. 1975 – dull, stupid → teen sl.
• MONGISH
adj. 1980 – stupid → teen sl.
• MONGLE
vb. 1225 – to join, to mingle → obs.
• MONGO
adj. 1. 1974 – considerable, substantial, huge, big → US teen & students’ sl.
adj. 2. 1986 – very many → Amer. sl.
adv. 1990 – extremely → sl.
n. 1. 1975 – an idiot; a weirdo → Amer. sl.
n. 2. 1984 – objects retrieved from trash; hence, a scavenger → Amer. sl.
• MONGOL
n. 1. .M19 – a Chinese immigrant to Australia, or the United States → Aust. sl.
n. 2. 1896 – a person with Down’s syndrome → now usually offensive
• MONGOLIAN
adj. 1866 – affected with Down’s syndrome → now usually offensive
n. 1859 – a Chinese immigrant to Australia, or the United States → Aust. sl.
• MONGOLITO
n. 1980 – a term of endearment → US students’ sl.
• MONGOLOID
n. 1990 – a stupid, dumb person → sl.
• MONGOOSE
n. 1. 1900 – an albino, esp. as a term of abuse → W. Indies sl.
n. 2. 1987 – a McDonnell-Douglas A-4 Skyhawk strike fighter, as modified for advanced combat training → Amer. military aviation usage
• MONGOOSE GANG
n. 1950 – a group of thugs working for a politician and acting as a form of private army/secret police → W. Indies sl.
• MONG OUT
vb. 2000 – to be dully comatose or lethargic → sl.
• MONGREL
adj. 1. 1566 – of mixed descent; having ancestors or parents of different races or nationalities → offensive & chiefly derogatory
adj. 2. 1586 – of mixed or doubtful origin, nature, or character; being neither one thing nor another → chiefly derogatory
adj. 3. 1594 – of a person: worthless, contemptible → derogatory, chiefly Aust.
n. 1. ..16C – an accomplice who helps in a confidence trickster’s pose as a poor scholar → UK criminals’ sl.
n. 2. 1542 – a person of mixed descent; a person whose parents are of different nationalities; (obs.) a person whose parents are of differing social status → offensive and chiefly derogatory
n. 3. 1555 – a person of mixed or undefined opinions; a person whose political or religious allegiance, etc. changes according to what is expedient → obs.
n. 4. 1585 – a person of low or indeterminate status → derogatory, chiefly Aust.
n. 5. 1699 – a person who consorts with cheats or gamblers; a sponger → sl.
• MONGSTER
n. 1281 – a trader, a dealer → obs.
• MONGY
adj. 1970 – stupid, dull → sl.
• MONIAL
n. 1400 – a nun, esp. one belonging to an enclosed order
• MONICA • MONIKA
n. 1942 – a personal name → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MONICKER • MONIKER
n. 1851 – a name, esp. a nickname or alias → Amer. sl.
• MONIMENT
n. 1882 – a spectacle, a ridiculous object; a ridiculous person; a fool → Sc.
• MONING
n. 1250 – a remembering; remembrance; memory → obs.
• MONIPLIES
n. 1787 – human intestines → Sc.
• MONISH
n. 1781 – money → cant, obs.
vb. 1. 1382 – to exhort, to warn → obs.
vb. 2. 1449 – to admonish; to give counsel, warning, or criticism → chiefly literary and arch. usage
• MONISHER
n. 1382 – a person who admonishes, warns, or exhorts → obs.
• MONISHMENT
n. 1483 – admonition; warning; also, a reminder → obs.
• MONIT
n. 1692 – a reminder → obs.
• MONITION
n. 1. 1400 – instruction; direction, prompting → rare
n. 2. 1438 – warning, admonition
• MONITIONER
n. 1556 – a person or thing that gives admonition or warning → obs.
• MONITIVE
adj. 1677 – warning, admonitory → obs.
n. 1638 – a warning or reminder → obs.
• MONITORIAL
adj. 1. 1725 – of a letter, etc.: warning, admonitory → obs.
adj. 2. 1856 – having a monitoring function; overseeing, observatory → rare
• MONITRESS
n. 1. 1748 – a female adviser, mentor, or admonisher
n. 2. 1795 – a female school pupil assigned disciplinary or other special responsibilities; a female monitor
• MONITRICE
n. 1969 – a woman who gives guidance and support during pregnancy and labour; a midwife or accoucheuse
• MONITRIX
n. 1611 – a female guide or mentor
• MONK
n. 1. 1841 – a monkey → sl.
n. 2. .M19 – a general term of contempt → sl.
n. 3. 1903 – a Chinese person → Amer. sl., contemptuous usage
n. 4. 1924 – a Black immigrant from the West Indies → Amer. sl., contemptuous usage
n. 5. 1931 – a supreme court judge → US criminals’ sl.
n. 6. 1942 – a ferret → Amer. circus sl. (Bk.)
n. 7. 1960 – addiction to a drug, usually heroin → US sl.
n. 8. 1961 – a woodchuck, a marmot, a groundhog → Amer. dial.
vb. 1. 1889 – to tinker, trifle, or fool around; to tamper or interfere with surreptitiously → Amer. sl.
vb. 2. 1916 – to make a fool of → Amer. dial.
vb. 3. 1950 – to neck, to engage in sexual activity → US sl.
• MONK BAG
n. 1841 – a small leather wallet or purse worn around the neck, tucked out of sight → Amer. sl., chiefly nautical usage
• MONKERY
n. 1. 1790 – the country; a district, esp. one frequented by tramps; hence, the way of life of a tramp → sl.
n. 2. 1879 – unfair dealing → Eng. dial.
• THE MONKERY
n. 1851 – tramps or other vagrants collectively → tramps’ sl.
• MONKESS
n. 1602 – a nun
• MONKEY
n. 1. 1583 – a child; a foolish person
n. 2. 1589 – a mimic, a person who acts comically; a mischievous person; a rascal, a scamp
n. 3. 1598 – a lecherous person, esp. a lecherous woman → obs.
n. 4. 1689 – a man, a fellow, a character; usually used disparagingly
n. 5. 1810 – a great-coat → Royal Navy sl.
n. 6. 1812 – a padlock → sl.
n. 7. 1815 – an unspecified person; a stranger; a member of the general public → colloq., orig. US
n. 8. 1832 – £500 or $500 → sl.
n. 9. 1834 – a porous earthen vessel for the cooling of water or other beverages → nautical sl.
n. 10. 1836 – the koala → Aust. obs.
n. 11. 1838 – orig. a short, close-fitting jacket; a pea jacket; also, a heavy thigh-length coat, esp. as worn by sailors → Amer. nautical sl.
n. 12. 1839 – a non-White or dark-complexioned person, esp. a person of African or Asian descent; in World War II, a Japanese person → Amer. sl., usually offensive and contemptuous
n. 13. 1850 – a keg, cask or other container for liquor → Amer. sl.
n. 14. 1862 – a mortgage → Amer. sl.
n. 15. 1863 – the vulva or vagina → Amer. sl.
n. 16. 1871 – a dancing girl; a chorus girl; also, a taxi dancer → Amer. sl.
n. 17. 1880 – a sheep → Aust. sl.
n. 18. 1889 – a young hare → Eng. dial.
n. 19. 1909 – a clerk, esp. if unimportant → mechanics’ sl.
n. 20. 1909 – the coconut → Amer. dial.
n. 21. 1914 – an associate → criminals’ sl.
n. 22. 1922 – a victim or intended victim of swindlers → Amer. criminals’ sl.
n. 23. 1930 – a federal prohibition agent → Amer. sl., now hist.
n. 24. 1949 – the winged seed of maple or ash → Amer. dial.
n. 25. 1949 – an addiction, esp. to heroin → Amer. dial.
n. 26. 1957 – a person who is less important or powerful than another; a subordinate, a lackey → often depreciative
n. 27. 1965 – in construction: a pile driver → Amer. sl.
n. 28. 1966 – nonsense, baloney → Amer. dial.
n. 29. 1968 – a Black person → Amer. dial., derogatory
n. 30. 1978 – the penis → Amer. sl.
n. 31. 1983 – a press photographer; generally, a journalist → chiefly UK colloq.
vb. 1877 – to tinker, trifle, or fool around; to fritter away one’s time; usually used with ‘with’ → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY ABOUT
vb. 1889 – to behave mischievously or aimlessly
• MONKEY AROUND
vb. 1884 – to act without purpose; to play around; to behave mischievously or aimlessly → Amer. colloq.
• MONKEY-ASSED
adj. 1989 – damned → Amer. sl.
• MONKEYBACK
n. 1928 – a man who dresses in formal dinner clothes → African-American sl.
• MONKEY BAG
n. 1847 – a small leather wallet or purse worn around the neck, tucked out of sight → Amer. sl., chiefly nautical usage
• MONKEY BAIT
n. 1950 – free samples of addictive drugs → drug culture sl.
• MONKEY BEAR
n. 1868 – the koala → Aust.
• MONKEY-BITE
n. 1. 1930 – a mark left, often on the shoulder, by amorous biting; a hickey → Can. sl.
n. 2. 1967 – a hand grab, as just above the knee, no bruise → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY BLANKET
n. 1967 – a pancake → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY-BOARD
n. 1813 – the conductor’s or the footman’s place on an old-style omnibus or on a carriage → colloq.
• MONKEY BONE
n. 1967 – the funny bone → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY BUSINESS
n. 1883 – foolishness; also, underhand actions or trickery; misbehaviour → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY-CAGE
n. 1. 1870 – a grated room from which a convict sees his relatives and friends → sl.
n. 2. ..20C – the steel structure of a modern building → sl., chiefly Cockneys’ usage
n. 3. 1950 – a caboose → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY CAP
n. 1919 – an overseas cap → Amer. Army sl.
• MONKEY CAPERS
n. 1846 – monkey business → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY CATCHER
n. 1892 – a shrewd, level-headed person, one not too scrupulous in his methods, and who adds cunningness to his cleverness → W. Indian sl. (Bk.)
• MONKEY-CHASER
n. 1. 1924 – a Black immigrant from the West Indies; used contemptuously → African-American sl.
n. 2. 1931 – a man interested in a chorus girl or taxi-dancer → Amer. sl.
n. 3. 1942 – a South Sea Islander, a Polynesian → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY CLIMB
vb. 1965 – to climb the trunk of a tree by holding on with your legs while you pull yourself up with your hands → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY CLOTHES
n. 1904 – a man’s formal dress; evening clothes → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY DICK
n. 1. 1965 – Vienna sausage; frankfurter, hot dog → Amer. sl.
n. 2. 1988 – a stupid or contemptible person → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY DICKS
n. 1970 – link sausages → Amer. students’ sl.
• MONKEY-DODGER
n. 20C – a sheep-station hand → Aust. sl.
• MONKEY-DOODLE
adj. 1886 – foolish, meddling, mischievous → US colloq.
n. 1942 – nonsense → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MONKEY DRILL
n. 1. 1895 – calisthenics → Amer. sl., chiefly Navy & US Marine Corps
n. 2. 1901 – a mounted cavalry or artillery drill, often involving trick riding → US Army sl.
n. 3. 1982 – a scaling or climbing drill → US Army sl.
• MONKEYED
adj. 1968 – exhausted, esp. by heat → Amer. dial.
• MONKEYED UP
adj. 1966 – confused, mixed up → Amer. dial.
• MONKEYFACE
n. 1. 1589 – an amusing or funny face; a person with an amusing face
n. 2. 1939 – a grimace, esp. one intended to frighten, or made by a child as a sign of disrespect or annoyance → Caribbean
• MONKEY FARE
n. 1939 – whatever food has been prepared → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY-FART AROUND
vb. 1970 – to waste time; to fool about → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY-FARTING
n. 20C – silly behaviour, useless employment → Can. sl., esp. soldiers’ usage
• MONKEYFIED
adj. 1834 – ridiculous, foolish, contemptible
• MONKEY FISHING
n. 1966 – fishing by using an electrical current to stun the fish → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY FOOD
n. 1. 1940 – snack food, finger food; a small amount of food eaten between regular meals → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1965 – peanuts → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY FRUITS
n. 1967 – peanuts → Amer. dial.
• MONKEYFY
vb. 1707 – to make to look ridiculous
• MONKEY HAT
n. 1917 – an overseas cap → US military sl.
• THE MONKEY HOUSE
n. 1. 1910 – an institution in which people are kept locked up; a secure psychiatric hospital or prison → colloq.
n. 2. 1931 – a caboose → Can. railroadmen’s sl.
• MONKEY HUNT
n. 19C – a beach party; a good time → sl.
• MONKEY HURDLER
n. 1936 – an organist → US sl.
• MONKEY HUT
n. 1977 – a caboose → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY IN THE WOODPILE
n. 1967 – a concealed fact, factor, or motive; something suspicious → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY ISLAND
n. L19 – the uppermost tier of a big ship’s bridge → nautical sl.
• MONKEY-JACKET
n. 1891 – a coat → sl. (Bk.)
• MONKEY-JESUS
n. 20C – an ugly person → Jamaican sl.
• MONKEY MAN
n. 1. 1819 – a monkey → obs.
n. 2. 1840 – a weak and servile husband → US sl.
• MONKEY-MEAT
n. 1. 1909 – the coconut → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1918 – tinned meat → US Army sl.
• MONKEY-MONK
n. L19 – a superior or important person, whether in fact or through pretension → US sl.
• MONKEY MOTIONS
n. 1915 – physical exercises → World War I Amer. sl.
• MONKEY-NUT
n. 1857 – a coconut → chiefly Brit.
• MONKEY NUTS
n. 1. ..20C – prison-cooked meatballs → US prison sl.
n. 2. 1942 – peanuts → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MONKEY ON A GRIDIRON
n. L19 – a cyclist → Cockney’s sl.
• MONKEY ON A STICK
n. 1880 – a thin man with jerky movements → colloq.
• MONKEY ON A WHEEL
n. L19 – a bicyclist → sl., derogatory
• MONKEY ON ONE’S BACK
n. 1. .M19 – anger or a bad temper → sl.
n. 2. 1860 – an addiction to narcotic drugs, esp. heroin → sl.
n. 3. 1959 – any form of addiction or long-term problem; a burden or great disadvantage; a source of emotional pressure → Amer. colloq.
n. 4. 1965 – delirium tremens → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY ON ONE’S SHOULDER
n. 1930 – drug addiction, esp. to heroin → sl., orig. US
• MONKEY ON THE CHIMNEY
n. 1875 – a mortgage on a house → mainly legal usage
• MONKEY ON THE HOUSE
n. 1875 – a mortgage on a house → mainly legal usage
• MONKEY PARADE
n. 1910 – a promenade of young men and women in search of sexual partners → Brit. sl., derogatory
• MONKEY-PAW
vb. 19C – to handle with great skill → Royal Navy colloq.
• MONKEY PILE
n. 1984 – a pile of people on top of one another → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY PISS
n. 1975 – inferior beer or other liquor → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY PLAY
n. 1953 – foolishness; also, underhand actions or trickery; misbehaviour → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY POLE
n. 1964 – a horizontal bar suspended above a bed, which a patient grasps to aid mobility → medical sl.
• MONKEY-POOP
n. L19 – the half deck of a flush decked ship → colloq., nautical usage
• MONKEY-PUMP
n. 1867 – a straw used to extract liquor from a cask → nautical sl., obs.
• MONKEY-PUZZLE
n. 1902 – something that is intricate, convoluted, or complicated
• MONKEYRONY
n. 1773 – a person who behaves mischievously like a monkey → derogatory, obs.
• MONKEY ROOST
n. 1970 – the upper balcony in a theatre → Amer. dial.
• MONKEYS
n. 1. ..L18 – (unwanted) sexual advances → sl.
n. 2. 1935 – delirium tremens → Amer. dial.
n. 3. 1950 – menstrual cycle → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY’S ALLOWANCE
n. 1. 1785 – more rough treatment than money; a minimum of payment and a maximum of harsh treatment → sl.
n. 2. ..L18 – short rations → Royal Navy usage
• MONKEYS AND SNAKES
n. 1965 – delirium tremens → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY’S BLOOD
n. 1950 – raspberry or strawberry-flavoured sauce served on top of an ice cream → colloq. & Eng. dial.
• MONKEY’S BREAKFAST
n. 20C – an untidy piece of work → nautical sl.
• MONKEY’S CAT
n. 1970 – a dupe, a stooge → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY’S COUSIN
n. 1940 – in bingo: the number 12 → rhyming sl. for ‘dozen’
• MONKEY SEE: MONKEY DO!
int. 1925 – addressed to one who imitates the actions of another, or as warning not to do such and such because someone (usually a child) might follow suit → Can. & US
• MONKEY’S FIST
n. 1901 – something that puzzles → Royal Navy usage
• MONKEY’S GOT A HEMORRHAGE
phr. 1967 – one is menstruating → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY SHINE
n. 1832 – tricks or antics → Amer. sl.
vb. ..20C – (as ‘monkey-shine) to misbehave; to play tricks → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY-SHINES
n. 1832 – foolish behaviour; tricks or antics → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY SHOW
n. 1931 – a burlesque show having chorus girls → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY’S INSTEP
n. 1942 – something excellent → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MONKEY’S MONEY
n. 1650 – payment in kind, esp. labour, goods, or fair words → colloq.
• MONKEY’S ORPHAN
n. 20C – a term of abuse for a lubberly seaman → Brit. nautical sl.
• MONKEY’S PARADE
n. 1910 – a promenade of young men and women in search of sexual partners → Brit. sl., derogatory
• MONKEYSPRING
n. 1969 – a handspring, a somersault → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY’S TAIL
n. L19 – a nail → Brit. rhyming sl.
• MONKEYSTRAP
n. 1987 – a lifeline, a safety strap → US Military sl.
• MONKEY SUIT
n. 1. 1895 – a formal evening dress suit; a tuxedo → US
n. 2. ..20C – a uniform provided by carnival proprietor → Can. carnival sl.
n. 3. 1901 – any uniform worn by a railway employee on a passenger train → US
n. 4. 1914 – a uniform, esp. a formal, decorative, or showy one, as a baseball uniform or military dress uniform → sl., orig. US
n. 5. 1928 – a pair of overalls; a similar garment such as a boiler suit or flying suit → sl.
• MONKEY’S WEDDING
n. 1. 1884 – a state of disorder or disarray → Amer. dial.
n. 2. ..20C – an unpleasant smell → Royal Navy sl.
n. 3. 1949 – alternating or simultaneous sunshine and rain → S. Afr. colloq.
• MONKEY’S WEDDING BREAKFAST
n. 1884 – a state of disorder or disarray → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY-SWILL
n. 1929 – strong or inferior liquor; moonshine → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY TIE
n. 1940 – a particularly gaudy tie → S. Afr. sl.
• MONKEY TRACK
n. 1960 – the scarred veins that are the product of and indicate heroin addiction → sl.
• MONKEY-TRAPS
n. 1930 – female finery, to ‘catch’ men → sl.
• MONKEY TRICKS
n. 1. 1653 – foolish behaviour → sl.
n. 2. ..18C – dubious activities → sl.
n. 3. 1890 – sexual liberties → colloq.
n. 4. 1920 – any annoying or irritating action → sl.
• MONKEY UP
vb. 1965 – to climb the trunk of a tree by holding on with your legs while you pull yourself up with your hands → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY WAGON
n. 1. 1960 – an estate car; a ‘family’ car → US sl.
n. 2. 1977 – a caboose → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY WARD COWBOY
n. 1910 – a would-be cowboy, who has the clothes but is otherwise spurious → US sl.
• MONKEY WITH
vb. 1895 – to tamper or interfere with surreptitiously → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY WITH A LONG TAIL
n. 1886 – a mortgage → legal usage
• MONKEY WITH THE BANDWAGON
vb. 1895 – to meddle in a dangerous situation → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY WITH THE BUZZ SAW
vb. 1895 – to meddle in a dangerous situation; to risk injury of any kind → Amer. sl.
• MONKEY WORK
n. 1. 1830 – unimportant, repetitive, or unsatisfying work → US colloq.
n. 2. 1898 – mischievous or underhanded activity, monkey business → Amer. dial.
• MONKEY WRENCH
n. 1907 – an obstruction, a hindrance
vb. 1. 1912 – to disrupt, to obstruct, to spoil
vb. 2. 1961 – to repair a car or truck engine → US sl.
vb. 3. 1983 – to sabotage, to damage as a form of environmentalist protest
• MONK-MONGER
n. 1655 – a supporter of monks or monasticism → derogatory, obs.
• MONK-ON
n. 2003 – a gloomy, introspective mood → Antarctica usage
• MONK-SWAN
n. 1668 – the dodo, Raphus cucullatus → obs.
• MONMOUTH STREET FINERY
n. 1850 – tawdry clothes, furniture, etc.; pretense, pretentiousness → Brit. colloq.
• MONNIKER
n. 1882 – a person’s name
• MONNISHER
n. 1765 – a girl, a young woman, esp. a prostitute → sl.
• MONO
n. 1. 1924 – a picador’s assistant → bullfighting usage
n. 2. 1970 – a black and white television set; a monophonic sound reproductions system → UK sl.
• MONOBROW
n. 1990 – two eyebrows joined by hair growth above the nose → Aust. sl.
• MONOCHROMOUS
adj. 1857 – having only one colour
• MONOCHRONOUS
adj. 1953 – simultaneous, occurring at the same time
• MONOCOLOUS
adj. 1798 – having only one leg → obs.
• MONOCRACY
n. 1606 – government by a single person; autocracy
• MONOCULAR EYEGLASS
n. 1860 – the anus → Brit. jocular usage
• MONOCULATE
adj. 1618 – having only one eye → obs.
• MONOCULIST
n. 1622 – a one-eyed person → obs.
• MONOCULOUS
adj. 1656 – having only one eye
• MONOGAMIST
n. 1. 1651 – a person who denies the validity of remarriage after the death of the first spouse → obs.
n. 2. 1731 – a person who observes the custom of being married to only one person at a time; also, a person who remains faithful to one person during the course of a sexual relationship other than marriage
• MONOGLOT
adj. 1. 1830 – speaking or using only one language
adj. 2. 1890 – written in only one language
n. 1894 – one who knows only one language
• MONOGLOTTISM
n. 1892 – knowledge of or ability to speak only one language
• MONOGYNE
n. 1851 – a person whose character and behaviour is determined by a single dominant passion
• MONOGYNIST
n. 1895 – a person who has only one wife at a time
• MONOGYNY
n. 1876 – the practice of having only one wife at a time
• MONOLATER
n. 1905 – a worshipper of one god
• MONOLATRIST
n. 1900 – a worshipper of one god
• MONOLATRY
n. 1881 – the worship of one god without excluding belief in others
• MONOLINGUAL
adj. 1855 – speaking, writing, or understanding one language only
n. 1956 – a person who speaks only one language
• MONOLINGUIST
n. 1858 – a person who speaks only one language
• MONOLINGUISTIC
adj. 1887 – speaking, writing, or understanding one language only
• MONOLITHIC
adj. 1971 – extremely drug-intoxicated → US sl.
• MONOLOGIAN
n. 1625 – a person who talks in monologue or soliloquizes; also, a person who monopolizes conversation
• MONOLOGIST
n. 1. 1632 – a bird with an unchanging, repetitive song → obs.
n. 2. 1711 – a person who talks in monologue or soliloquizes; also, a person who monopolizes conversation
• MONOLOGUIST
n. 1853 – a person who talks or performs in monologue
• MONOLOGUIZE
vb. 1870 – to talk in monologue
• MONOMACHIA
n. 1624 – a combat or contest between two people or opposing forces; a duel; a fight involving single combat
• MONOMACHIC
adj. 1610 – of the nature of single combat → obs.
• MONOMACHIST
n. 1828 – a person who fights in single combat
• MONOMACHY
n. 1582 – a combat or contest between two people or opposing forces; a duel; a fight involving single combat
• MONOMANIA
n. 1834 – an excessive interest in or enthusiasm for a single thing, ideal, or the, like; obsession
• MONOMANIOUS
adj. 1872 – monomaniacal, exhibiting monomania → obs.
• MONONEIRIST
n. 1763 – a person who has never dreamed but once
• MONONOMIAN
adj. 1826 – recognizing or based upon one law → obs.
• MONONYM
n. 1962 – a one-word name by which someone is known, as a celebrity, usually a given name or nickname; also, a person known by such a name
• MONONYMOUS
adj. 1852 – of a person or thing: known by a name consisting of one word only
• MONOPATHOPHOBIA
n. 1991 – an abnormal fear of sickness in a specified part of the body (Bk.)
• MONOPHAGIAN
n. 1625 – one who eats alone, or who eats only one kind of food → obs.
• MONOPHAGIZE
vb. 1854 – to eat alone → obs.
• MONOPHAGOUS
adj. 1870 – eating only one kind of food
• MONOPHAGUE
n. 1625 – one who eats alone, or who eats only one kind of food
• MONOPHAGY
n. 1. 1625 – a meal made with one kind of food → obs.
n. 2. 1658 – an eating alone → obs.
• MONOPHOBIA
n. 1. 1880 – an abnormal fear of being by oneself
n. 2. 1909 – a single phobia
• MONOPOLE
n. 1. 1548 – a monopoly → obs.
n. 2. 1550 – an unlawful gathering; a conspiracy; a faction → obs.
n. 3. 1648 – a monopolist → obs.
• MONOPOLED
adj. 1611 – monopolized → obs.
• MONOPOLER
n. 1589 – a monopolist → obs.
• MONOPOLIAN
n. 1601 – a monopolist; a person who possesses a trading monopoly, or who favours one → obs.
• MONOPOLICAL
adj. 1624 – of the nature of a monopoly → obs.
• MONOPOLISH
adj. 1580 – of the nature of a monopoly → obs.
• MONOPOLISTIC
adj. 1826 – of the nature of a monopoly
• MONOPOLITAN
n. 1607 – a monopolist; a person who possesses a trading monopoly, or who favours one → obs.
• MONOPOLITE
n. 1599 – a monopolist; a person who possesses a trading monopoly, or who favours one → obs.
• MONOPOLOUS
adj. 1628 – of the nature of a monopoly
• MONOPOUS
adj. 1798 – having only one eye → obs.
• MONO-RUMP
n. 1974 – the buttocks formed into a single mass by a garment → US sl.
• MONOSYLLABLE
n. E19 – the female genitals → Brit. sl.
• MONOTONIST
n. 1748 – a person who speaks monotonously, or who is monotonous in some way → chiefly derogatory
• MONOTONIZE
vb. 1803 – to make monotonous
• MONS
n. 1637 – the rounded fleshy part on the palm at the base of a finger, or the ball of the thumb → palmistry usage, obs.
• MONSOON BUCKET
n. 1997 – a helicopter-borne water container used for aerial bombardment of forest fires → Can.
• MONSTA
adj. 1999 – formidable; excellent → US sl.
• MONSTER
adj. 1953 – excellent, very good; impressive, large, big, formidable → US sl., orig. African-American usage
n. 1. 1759 – something that is extremely and unusually large → Brit.
n. 2. 1954 – a term of endearment → US teen sl.
n. 3. 1955 – a formidable piece of equipment → US sl.
n. 4. 1975 – any powerful drug; cocaine → US drug culture sl.
n. 5. 1982 – in poker: a great hand or large amount of money bet → US sl.
n. 6. 1987 – an immense wave, surfed by a special and small class of surfers → US sl.
n. 7. 1996 – a sex offender, a convicted paedophile → Brit. prison sl.
n. 8. 2002 – an extremely unattractive woman who is seen as a sex object, esp. one who is ravaged by age → Brit. sl.
vb. 1. 1967 – to harass, to threaten, to victimize someone → Aust. sl.
vb. 2. 1967 – to make a verbal attack on someone or something; to put pressure on → Aust. sl.
• MONSTERED
adj. 2003 – drunk → Brit. sl.
• MONSTERER
n. 1. 1840 – a person who exaggerates to a remarkable degree → obs.
n. 2. 1999 – a person who criticizes harshly or savagely → Aust. colloq.
• MONSTERFUL
adj. 1460 – marvellous, extraordinary → obs.
• MONSTER-LITTLE-MAN
n. 1607 – an abnormally small person → obs.
• MONSTER-LOVE
n. 1633 – a flawed love → obs.
• MONSTRABLE
adj. 1429 – capable of being shown or demonstrated → obs.
• MONSTRANCE
n. 1400 – demonstration, proof → obs.
• MONSTRANT
adj. 1727 – showing or declaring something → obs.
• MONSTRATE
vb. 1609 – to show, to demonstrate
• MONSTRATION
n. 1550 – a demonstration, a sign → obs.
• MONSTRATIOUS
adj. 1836 – monstrous → Amer. dial.
• MONSTRATOR
n. 1852 – a demonstrator; an exhibitor → obs.
• MONSTREOUS
adj. 1464 – monstrous
• MONSTRICIDE
n. 1859 – the killing of a monster → obs.
• MONSTRIFICATION
n. 1849 – a making ugly or monstrous
• MONSTRIFY
vb. 1617 – to make monstrous; to distort, to pervert → obs.
• MONSTRISON
n. 1230 – a display; an assembly, a review, parade → obs.
• MONSTRO
n. 1970 – huge, gigantic; monstrous → sl., orig. & chiefly US
• MONSTROPOLOUS
adj. 1937 – monstrous → Amer. dial.
• MONSTROUS
adj. 1710 – an intensifier → obs. exc. Amer. dial.
adv. 1590 – exceedingly, very
• MONSTROUS GOOD
adj. 1942 – excellent; first-rate → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MONSTRUOSITY
n. 1402 – monstrosity
• MONSTRUOUS
adj. 1425 – monstrous
• MONTANE
adj. 1863 – inhabiting mountainous country
• MONTANIC
adj. 1799 – pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains → obs. rare
• MONTE-MAN
n. 1900 – a confidence trickster → Aust. sl.
• MONTERA
n. 1838 – the black cap worn by a bullfighter
• MONTEZUMA GOLD
n. 1970 – good-quality marijuana from Mexico → US drug culture sl.
• MONTEZUMAS
n. 20C – bloomers → rhyming sl.
• MONTEZUMA’S REVENGE
n. 1955 – diarrhoea; originated by tourists in Mexico afflicted with diarrhoea → sl.
• MONTH HAND
n. 1966 – a temporary farm worker hired by the month → Amer. dial.
• MONTHISH
adj. 1540 – relating to a month; monthly → obs.
• MONTHLIES
n. L19 – the menses → Brit. & US colloq.
• MONTHLING
n. 1804 – a child a month old, or whose age is counted in months rather than years → obs.
• MONTHLY
n. L19 – the menstrual period → sl.
• MONTHLY BILL
n. 20C – menstruation → US sl.
• MONTHLY DUES
n. 20C – menstruation → US sl.
• MONTHLY FLOWERS
n. 19C – the menses → euphemism
• MONTHLY HAND
n. 1966 – a temporary farm worker hired by the month → Amer. dial.
• MONTHLY PAIN
n. 20C – menstruation → US sl.
• MONTHLY RAG
n. 20C – a menstrual cloth → US colloq.
• MONTHLY TERMS
n. E17 – the menses
• MONTH OF SUNDAYS
n. 1942 – a long time → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
• MONTHS
n. 1694 – menstrual discharge
• MONTICLE
n. 1490 – a small mountain or hill
• MONTICOLINE
adj. 1890 – inhabiting mountains
• MONTICOLOUS
adj. 1857 – living or growing on mountains
• MONTICULE
n. 1777 – a small mountain or hill
• MONTICULOSE
adj. 1846 covered with minute bumps → obs.
• MONTICULOUS
adj. 1656 – having little hills; dwelling in hills or mounts
• MONTIGENOUS
adj. 1721 – native to mountain areas
• MONTIVAGANT
adj. 1656 – wandering on the mountains → obs.
• MONTIVAGOUS
adj. 1658 – wandering up and down the hills and mountains → obs.
• MONTOIR
n. 1727 – a block used for mounting a horse → obs.
• MONTRA
n. 1819 – a watch → sl., obs.
• MONTY
n. 1. 1887 – a racecourse tipster → Aust. & NZ colloq.
n. 2. 1894 – a certainty; a horse considered a safe bet to win a race → Aust. & NZ colloq.
• MONTY MAN
n. 1909 – a racecourse tipster → Aust. & NZ colloq.
• MONUMENTARY
adj. 1592 – monumental
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