munny

munny

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌni/
  • Rhymes: -ʌni

Noun

munny (plural munnies)

  1. (India, obsolete) A measure of land used in the neighbourhood of Madras.
    Synonym: ground
    • 1885, Manual of the Administration of the Madras Presidency, page 515:
      It is sub-divided into annas (or 16ths), of 3,600 square feet each; or when the land is for building purposes, into grounds (munnies) of 1/24 of a cawny each, as in the town of Madras.
  2. Eye dialect spelling of money (“attractive woman, or as a term of affection”).
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