Monosyllable

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word of one syllable.

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:monosyllable."

  2. 2
    a word or utterance of one syllable wordnet
  3. 3
    A euphemism for the word cunt UK, obsolete, slang

Synonyms

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:monosyllable."

Etymology

From mono- + syllable.

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