Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Middle English form of mint.

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  • noun offensive, ethnic slur A black person, usually a man

Etymologies

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Derived from umntu, Ndebele for a human being

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  • Munt , Munted - retarded, damaged.

    September 15, 2009

  • The man equivalent of the C word.


    spotted on the Daily Show

    January 22, 2015

  • Is offensive in Wiktionary sense above?

    April 13, 2018

  • Book search confirms it is a racist slur in S Africa

    April 14, 2018

  • Oh dear.

    April 14, 2018