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Munter

//ˈmʌn.tə// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname from German.

Noun

1
An ugly person. Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
"I'm never going to date her; she's a right munter."
2
A watch (portable timepiece). Scotland, obsolete
"[…] 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."
3
A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs. Commonwealth, slang
"He's a real munter; he was really munted at the party."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Middle French montre.

Etymology 3

* 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.

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