Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The peanut.
Examples
“He knew a field biologist who couldn't enjoy movies if the flora was wrong: "God damn it, that's a monkey-nut tree," he'd say, outraged all by himself.”
Fictionaut: Petey Prickles Vs. Funeral Steve: An ALL-NEW Petey Prickles Caper!
“He was holding a tiny gourd, no larger than a monkey-nut, suspended from”
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old
“It was still grappling with a monkey-nut, but no doubt a different one.”
“She (Evangeline) was balancing easily on one leg, while with the other leg and her beak she tried to peel a monkey-nut.”
“Tongues lolling, flanks heaving, we discussed the hut-tax, the melon crop, the monkey-nut market, the nigger -- and the weather again.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘monkey-nut’.
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Quenelles of Random Palavery
More randomly-garnered terms from the world of words that don't quite yet fit into my other lists.
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wot's all this, then?
Britishisms and Anglophilia - Mencken has a great, if dated, list of comparisons between the British and American words here.
aluminium, gobsmacked, queue, lift, bin, rubbish, navvy, ironmonger, treacle, parcel, constable, monkey-nut and 45 more...
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M is for Miss Scarlet
My M Words
macaroni, mad hatter, madcap, malarkey, margarita, marmalade, maverick, mekka-lekka hi me..., minx, miss scarlet, mister, mister splashy pants and 80 more...
Tweets
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bilby In Australia it doesn't refer to peanut, but this. Mar 17, 2011
ruzuzu *backs away slowly* Mar 17, 2011
hernesheir *Throws monkey-nuts around the room and clamors for more fish fingers* Mar 17, 2011
yarb I've heard peanuts called monkey nuts. It'll be dead within 40 years though. Nov 30, 2007
reesetee And yet it doesn't sound at all edible.... Jun 24, 2007
arby Apparently it's (or used to be) British for peanut, according to Mencken. Jun 23, 2007