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Mon

//mɑn// intj, name, noun, symbol, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    come on; come along with me Scotland
  2. 2
    come on! Part of a chant for a team or band. Scotland

    "'Sing up, runt,' he goes, slapping my back friendly/forceful. 'Mon the Rangers!'"

  3. 3
    An expression of defiance or as a challenge; often as "mon then" Scotland
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of this people, in the Austroasiatic language family.
  2. 2
    A diminutive of the female given name Monica.

    "Phoebe: Oh, hey, Mon, do you still have your like... old blouses and dresses from high school? Monica: Yeah, I think I have some around here somewhere. Why?"

  3. 3
    A district of Nagaland, India.
  4. 4
    Abbreviation of Moncton. abbreviation, alt-of
Noun
  1. 1
    The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen. historical

    "The shimonsen or shimon, originally worth four mon, but debased to two mon."

  2. 2
    Man; used in places such as Jamaica, and Lancashire, Shropshire and the Black Country in England. colloquial

    "Ee I'm allus glad to see a mon like thee. That's as welcome lad, as welcome as can be. Fotch thi cheer up t'table. Stop as long as th'art able. Fer I'm allus glad to see a mon like thee."

  3. 3
    A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles. slang

    "Here they are, the fans voted for them, and here they are, the Mons that can..."

  4. 4
    Abbreviation of Monday. abbreviation, alt-of
  5. 5
    A member of a people living primarily in the Mon State of Myanmar (also known as Burma), and in Thailand.
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  1. 6
    Abbreviation of motor octane number. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 7
    the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon wordnet
  3. 8
    The former currency of the Ryukyu Kingdom until its annexation by Japan. historical
  4. 9
    A video game or anime in which catching and battling creatures is an important element. slang

    "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..."

  5. 10
    a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand wordnet
  6. 11
    The badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature.
  7. 12
    the second day of the week; the first working day wordnet
Symbol
  1. 1
    month Scotland

    "12 yr 4 mon 17 d"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Japanese 文 (mon).

Etymology 2

From a dialectal variant of man; compare West Midland Middle English mon (alongside East Midland Middle English man).

Etymology 3

Clipping of monster, via Japanese モン (mon) in Pokémon, Digimon, etc.

Etymology 4

Clipping of come on.

Etymology 5

Clipping of month.

Etymology 6

From Burmese မွန် (mwan).

Etymology 7

From Burmese မွန် (mwan).

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