munter meaning (derogatory): definition, etymology and quotations

munter

noun

UK /ˈmʌn.tə/

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

Ireland, UK, Derogatory, Slang An ugly person.

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

Commonwealth, Slang A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs.

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

Derived terms: munting
Related terms: muntered, munted

munter

noun

[ˈmʊn.tər]

Etymology Borrowed from Middle French montre.

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.1831, Archaeologia Scotica: Or Transactions of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland, page 80:
[…] clocks, watches, and munters, boots and shooes, shal be given up by the merchant-sellers there-of, under declaration to the commissioners, "&c. Acts Cha. I. Ed. 1814, VI. 152. […]1841, John Jamieson, Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. Kab-Zic, page 141: