See mon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"pos": "noun",
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"English terms with quotations"
],
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{
"ref": "2000 November 25, Thomas Conner, “Digimon Top Ten Choice List”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet):",
"text": "Here they are, the fans voted for them, and here they are, the Mons that can...",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2003 February 15, sirSTACK, “Digimon #429”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet):",
"text": "When a mon attacks him, he returns the same strike with the world \"Reflection\" after it, double the original strength.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2011 June 6, Clayton, “PW! - Training Interlude”, in alt.games.nintendo.pokemon (Usenet):",
"text": "And thus did it come to pass that the boy and the two mons, after a brief final discussion began the training.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles."
],
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]
],
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"(fandom slang) A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles."
],
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"slang"
],
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"lifestyle"
]
},
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],
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{
"ref": "2001 May 27, Travis Anton, “Cigarette Smoke”, in alt.home.repair (Usenet):",
"text": "Pokemon, digimon and all other merchandised mons, what good parent will disagree with me that those little invading, mind rotting things should be tolerated... those should be illegal, too...",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2001 May 24, Horace Wachope, “Kids Toys”, in alt.ozdebate (Usenet):",
"text": "And dont buy Pokemon or Digimon or any other bloody Mons or you will never hear the ned^([sic]) of it :-)",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2003 December 9, tito, “Main difference between anime and U.S. cartoons?”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):",
"text": "At any rate Digimon was the best mon/collector series we've seen yet, to the point its popularity was prolly bigger here than its marketing.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element."
],
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[
"fandom",
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],
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],
[
"anime",
"anime"
]
],
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"(fandom slang) A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element."
],
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"slang"
],
"topics": [
"lifestyle"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/mɑn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
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"rhymes": "-ɒn"
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{
"word": "'mon"
}
],
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"Japanese mon (currency)"
],
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}
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"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English interjections",
"English lemmas",
"Pages with 23 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ɒn",
"Rhymes:English/ɒn/1 syllable",
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],
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},
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{
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{
"ref": "2011 September 1, Alan Bissett, Pack Men, Hachette UK, →ISBN:",
"text": "'Sing up, runt,' he goes, slapping my back friendly/forceful. 'Mon the Rangers!'",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2014 April 14, Martin Travers, Scarfed For Life: 2nd edition, A&C Black, →ISBN:",
"text": "Narrator: Jack's a Celtic fan.\nJack: Mon the hoops!",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2022 April 19, Ian Winwood, Bodies: Life and Death in Music, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:",
"text": "I caught sight of a lake of faces chanting 'Mon the Biff! Mon the Biff!\" – come on the Biffy Clyro – with a startling and percussive unity. 'Mon. The. Biff!' 'Mon. The. Biff!' 'Mon. The. Biff!'",
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}
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"(chiefly Scotland) Come on! Part of a chant for a team or band."
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"word": "'mon"
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"Japanese mon (currency)"
],
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}
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