Meaning

3 senses

  1. (Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang)An ugly person.

    I'm never going to date her; she's a right munter.

  2. (Commonwealth, slang)A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs.

    He's a real munter; he was really munted at the party.

  3. (Scotland, obsolete)A watch (portable timepiece).

Origin

Late 1990s, presumably from munt (“to vomit”) and munted (“inebriated; disgusting”) + -er,

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

Borrowed from Middle French montre.

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Forms

plural: munters

Word family

3 related words
Relatedmunteredmunted
Derivedmunting

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mundanemunicipalmunicipalitymuppetmural

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