"sand monkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-sand monkey.ogg [Australia] Forms: sand monkeys [plural]
Etymology: Not from monkey but from an Aboriginal word, moongie. Etymology templates: {{m|en|monkey}} monkey Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand monkey (plural sand monkeys)
  1. (Australia) A sand ridge. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-sand_monkey-en-noun-eiTr0r-E Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: en-au-sand monkey.ogg [Australia] Forms: sand monkeys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sand monkey (plural sand monkeys)
  1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of Middle Eastern or North African descent. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slur
    Sense id: en-sand_monkey-en-noun-YKnvx88k Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sand monkey meaning in English (2.3kB)

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