"munt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mʌnt/ [UK] Audio: en-au-munt.ogg Forms: munts [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌnt Etymology: Probably derived from Northern Ndebele umuntu, with stress on the first syllable, which is uncommon for Nguni languages. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nd|umuntu}} Northern Ndebele umuntu Head templates: {{en-noun}} munt (plural munts)
  1. (Rhodesia, slang, originally military, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, usually a man. Tags: Rhodesia, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-munt-en-noun-hSSMIb1P Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, Rhodesian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mʌnt/ [UK] Audio: en-au-munt.ogg Forms: munts [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌnt Etymology: Blend of man + cunt Etymology templates: {{blend|en|man|cunt}} Blend of man + cunt Head templates: {{en-noun}} munt (plural munts)
  1. (slang) mangina Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-munt-en-noun-1GCbCIoP Categories (other): English blends, Zimbabwe English Disambiguation of English blends: 6 27 31 29 6 Disambiguation of Zimbabwe English: 4 18 35 39 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /mʌnt/ [UK] Audio: en-au-munt.ogg Forms: munts [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌnt Etymology: Blend of man + cunt Etymology templates: {{blend|en|man|cunt}} Blend of man + cunt Head templates: {{en-noun}} munt (plural munts)
  1. (New Zealand, slang, used by schoolchildren) Something or someone dumb or annoying. Tags: New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-munt-en-noun-NGe9Pr65 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Zimbabwe English Disambiguation of English blends: 6 27 31 29 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 39 47 2 Disambiguation of Zimbabwe English: 4 18 35 39 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /mʌnt/ [UK] Audio: en-au-munt.ogg Forms: munts [present, singular, third-person], munting [participle, present], munted [participle, past], munted [past]
Rhymes: -ʌnt Etymology: Related to munted; see there for more. Head templates: {{en-verb}} munt (third-person singular simple present munts, present participle munting, simple past and past participle munted)
  1. (Australia, slang) To vomit (usually while drunk). Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-munt-en-verb-71Ojtgpa Categories (other): Australian English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Zimbabwe English Disambiguation of English blends: 6 27 31 29 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 39 47 2 Disambiguation of Zimbabwe English: 4 18 35 39 4
  2. (slang) the act of munting. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-munt-en-verb-kOFREolf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "New Zealand English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something or someone dumb or annoying."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "schoolchild",
          "schoolchild"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand, slang, used by schoolchildren) Something or someone dumb or annoying."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used by schoolchildren"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mʌnt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-munt.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/En-au-munt.ogg/En-au-munt.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/En-au-munt.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌnt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "munt"
}

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