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munter¹

  • /ˈmʌn.tə/ UK

Rhymes with -ʌntə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

noun munters

  1. Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang An ugly person. I'm never going to date her; she's a right munter.

    Similar: biffer, boner-shrinker, bonerkiller, buttface, choad, frump, minger, monkey, monkeyface, munter, pukeface, schlub

  2. Commonwealth, slang A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs. He's a real munter; he was really munted at the party.

munter²

  • [ˈmʊn.tər]

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French montre.

noun munters · monter · mounter · muntour · montour · mountour

  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.

Munter³

Where it comes from

* As a north German (Münter) and Dutch (De Munter) surname, occupational surname for a minter; see Minter.

* Also as a German surname (and Swedish and Danish, both borrowed from the German), from the adjective Munter (“lively, merry”). Also found in Finland.

proper noun Munters

  1. A surname from German.

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munter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/munter

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@misc{munter_2026,
  title = {munter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/munter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}